In two different cities along Colorado's Front Range, the realities of flash floods have changed how infrastructure is constructed to handle rushing water. via ColetteBordelon
In Sept. 2013, the City of Boulder reported over 18 inches of rain in the area, which caused 25- to 100-year flooding. A 100-year flood is an instance with a 1% likelihood of occurring any given year.
“It's an older city. It was developed in the late 1800s,which was before modern floodplain regulation," Taddeucci said about Boulder."So a lot of development had already happened. And like a lot of older cities, we're playing catch-up to implement our flood projects.” On Wednesday night, the Boulder area experienced anywhere from two to three inches of rain. The ground is now saturated with water, and if more rain drops, the new water would not have anywhere to go since it cannot be absorbed by the soil. Such issues can create flooding conditions, and that is not accounting for the problems associated with burn scars in the area, where dirt acts like cement and water rolls right off the top instead of being absorbed by vegetation and such.
Marc Painter was walking his dog along the Boulder Creek Path on Thursday. He said he's lived in Boulder since 1978 and calls it a special place, but knows all too well how temperamental the weather can be. The director of Public Works for the City of Englewood, Maria D'Andrea, said the flood led them to investigate how the storm sewer system was and was not working in order to learn where they needed to invest to improve it.
“Divided up this project specifically into three phases. We've completed two of those. The previous phase two was just completed a couple months ago, and the third phase will be done next year in 2023," D'Andrea said.
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