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CWCB Approved Funding $450,000 in WSRA Funding $450,000 match: CCD & UDFCD match The Greenway Foundation will provide 60% design of the following elements: ! Multi-use river access, including jetties suitable for fjshing and ADA accessibility ! River modifjcations to improve stream health and fjsh habitat ! Modifjcations to existing drop structures for better fjshing, kayaking, tubing and rafting ! Improved trail access along the river and Confmuence Park East to enhance usability ! Mitigation of fmoodplain impacts – I-25 bridge downstream to 19th Street
South Platte River – River Vision Program
SLIDE 2 South Platte River – Challenges Ahead
100#Year#Floodplain##
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! Preliminary#2D#modeling#shows#35#structures#in#the# floodplain#(previously#uniden@fied)# ! Including#Pepsi#Center#and#Auraria#Campus# ! Major#roads#and#access#routes#
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Degraded#Stream#Health#
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! Flat#slope# ! Large#volume#of#sediment#accumula@on# ! Poor#water#quality#and#degraded#stream#health#
Reach#N#8th#Avenue#to#20th#Street#
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South Platte River – Existing Floodplain
SLIDE 4 Confmuence Park – Drop Structure Reconstruction
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South Platte River – Challenges Ahead
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South Platte River – Proposed Floodplain
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South Platte River – Existing Conditions
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South Platte River – Existing Conditions
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South Platte River – Proposed Improvements
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South Platte River – Proposed Improvements
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South Platte River – Existing Conditions
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South Platte River – Proposed Improvements
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South Platte River – South Platte Park Improvements
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South Platte River – South Platte Park Improvements
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South Platte River – South Platte Park Improvements
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South Platte River
! Multi-use river access and ADA accessibility ! Improved stream health and fjsh habitat ! Better fjshing, kayaking, tubing and rafting ! Improved trail access along the river ! Mitigation of fmoodplain impacts
Key Goals and Objectives of the Design Effort
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! Implement!the!State!of!Colorado!WSRA4funded!8th$Avenue$to$ 20th$Street$In0River,$Recrea6on$and$Environmental$Improvements$ and$Floodplain$Mi6ga6on,$Denver!design!study.! ! Iden;fy!future!poten;al!funding!partners.! ! Coordinate!with!the!U.!S.!Army!Corps!of!Engineers!on!the!Denver! County!Feasibility!Study.! ! Con;nue!to!communicate!with!State!and!local!officials!and!the! general!public!about!challenges!and!opportuni;es. Flood Risks in the South Platte Greenway and Potential Mitigation Measures: Next Steps
South Platte River – River Vision Program
