PROJECT AREA
The Murphy Creek study area is located in Arapahoe
County including portions of
unincorporated Arapahoe County
and the City Aurora. The study area is roughly bounded by 6th Avenue on
the north, E-470 on the west, Smoky Hill Road
on the south and the Coal Creek drainage on the East. The project area
includes multiple subdivisions, the Denver-Arapahoe Disposal Site,
and part of Buckley Air Force Base. Click here to view the Project Map.
PROJECT GOALS
- Identify existing flooding
and drainage problems within the study area and within Murphy Creek and
its tributaries.
- Obtain input from the public,
stakeholders, and the project sponsors to develop feasible drainage
solutions.
- Pinpoint the needed
stormwater conveyance, detention, stream stability, and stormwater
quality improvement measures.
- Delineate the 100-year flood
hazard area for Murphy Creek and its tributaries.
- Prepare an Alternatives Evaluation
report, Preliminary Design report, and a Flood Hazard Area Delineation
report.
PROJECT SPONSORS
- Urban Drainage and Flood
Control District
- City of Aurora
PROJECT ENGINEER
- Moser & Associates
Engineering, Inc.
TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE
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DESCRIPTION
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DATE
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Notice to Proceed
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October 3, 2005
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Baseline Hydrology Report
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December 2005
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Alternatives Evaluation Report Submitted
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April 2006
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Flood Hazard Area Delineation Report Submitted
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April 2006
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Draft Conceptual Design Report
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September 2006
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Final Conceptual Design Report
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November 2006
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