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MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 28, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Kendall Minor, Utilities Executive Director
Jason Graham, Director, Water Utilities
FROM: Ken Sampley, Director, Stormwater Engineering and Development Review
RE: 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Report
The purpose of this memo is to provide City Council with a copy of the 2022 Hazard Mitigation
Annual Report for the City of Fort Collins. This is an informational item.
In 2021, City Council adopted the Larimer County Regional Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan. This plan assesses the natural hazards faced by communities across Larimer
County, including Fort Collins. The plan also lists potential mitigation actions. The attached
2022 Hazzard Mitigation Plan Annual Report documents the progress made on the mitigation
actions and provides updates for any new actions. This report will also be posted on the City’s
website for reference by the public.
This effort receives credit under FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS). The CRS is a
program that provides an incentive for communities to go beyond the minimum FEMA
requirements for floodplain management. A benefit for participation in the program is discounted
insurance premiums for residents and businesses that purchase flood insurance. Fort Collins
currently holds a Class 2 CRS rating, which results in up to a 40% discount on flood insurance
premiums. Even more important, however, is the improved health and safety of the community.
Please contact Ken Sampley at email ksampley@fcgov.com or at telephone 970-224-6021, if
you have any questions.
Attachment 1 -- 2022 HMP Annex H - Mitigation Actions Table
C: Marsha Hilmes-Robinson, Floodplain Administrator
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
Green Infrastructure policies and City of Fort $300,000/yr. Fort Collins Medium Ongoing Annual Implementation. Policies
outreach. Issue: Reduce Flooding by Collins -Utilities, have been updated and a new
widening the policies that require green Stormwater Grants Green Infrastructure
infrastructure, improving technologies used,Utility City of Implementation Manual has been
increasing alternatives that can be used,Fort Collins adopted by the Fort Collins Council.
improving available incentives, increasing Customer Green Infrastructure policies will
awareness and mitigation by City agencies Connections continue to be updated as need
and the public. Recommendation: Improved Department arises as part of the City's continual
specifications, better technical details, easier improvement process.
access. Action: Enhancement of Green
Infrastructure policies through incentives,
outreach, and technical support for
implementation.
H2 1, 2 Flooding Low Impact Development Retrofits. Issue:
Improve water quality, Reduce Urban Flooding
and Enhance community resiliency by
retrofitting green infrastructure into existing City
regional drainage facilities.
Recommendation: Incorporated into Drainage
Master Plan Updates approved by Water Board
and City Council. Action: Retrofitting of Green
Infrastructure facilities into existing regional
facilities
City of Fort
Collins -
Stormwater
Utility City of
Fort Collins
Parks, City of Fort
Collins Natural
Areas
Varies from
project to
project can
range from
S25K to
$200K
Fort Collins
Utilities, City
of Fort
Collins Parks
and
Recreation,
Fort Collins
Sustainability
Services,
Grants
Low Ongoing In Progress. We continue to
implement retrofits to existing infrastructure as the City builds Capital
projects where Green Infrastructure is incorporated into project design
and construction.
Basil Hamdan -- Contact
City capital project in downtown area will be addressing flooding by
incporporating Green Infrastructure into a large storm sewer system. Though
the Downtown Sewer Project will be maily using a traditional sewer system
to handle large flooding events, a hybrid system will be used to adress water
quantity and quality.
H3 1,2,3 All Training in Disaster Management Large
Scale Incidents. Issue: City Emergency
Management and Security has assumed
responsibility for disaster management training
(outside of fire and wildland which remains with
PFA) for community hazard response. As an
emergency response organization, expanding
their scope in areas other than response will
increase the community's capability to be more
resilient. Recommendation: Increase training and
knowledge in disaster management. Action:
Additional training in ICS (Command Staff
Positions), Additional training in EOC
Operations G775, Additional training in Disaster
Management Operations MGT 317,
343, 345, Command and Control of Major
Emergency Operations
PFA Training
Division Fire
and Wildland
Fire and Rescue
City Emergency
Preparedness and
Security – Non-
Fire Hazards
$5,000 Annual
Budget,
EMPG
Medium Ongoing In Progress. On track with education and outreach for drought, flood,
severe storm, severe winter weather, and wildfire. More coordination on
extreme temperatures is needed due to staff turnover.
Jim Byrne -- Contact
H4 1, 3, 4 Drought,Public Education and Awareness. Issue: To City of Fort Most costs Annual Medium Ongoing In Progress. On track with education
Extreme enhance our overall preparedness, City staff Collins. Larimer will be and and outreach for drought, flood,
Temperatures, and the residential and business community County, Poudre absorbed grant severe storm, severe winter weather,
Flood, Severe members need access to ongoing education Fire Authority, within opportunities. and wildfire. More coordination on
Storm, Severe through awareness campaigns, events, public Fort Collins existing extreme temperatures is needed
Winter outreach, website, social media, and Police, LETA,annual due to staff turnover.
Weather,education workshops. Recommendation:United Way,budgeted
Wildfire Continue to identify, promote, and present American Red line items,
education workshops, awareness campaigns Cross, FEMA which
and training opportunities for City staff,and other currently
residents, non-profit organizations, and identified supports 24
business owners. Promote web stakeholders x 7 on-call
programmable thermostats for remote and community communicat
control of heat to prevent frozen pipes response ions
See Action Worksheet for additional details. agencies as support.
required to
enhance overall
knowledge and
preparedness.
1, 2 Flood Magnolia Storm Sewer. Location: Old Town City of Fort $22M Stormwater Medium Replaced by In Progress. Magnolia Street
Fort Collins area along Magnolia Street to Collins –Utility Fee,Stormwater Outfall was the City's
the Cache la Poudre River. Issue: This area of Stormwater Grants highest priority project, but now it is
Fort Collins has old undersized storm sewers Utility. CDOT, the fifth priority based on the 2019
that do not meet current drainage standards CWCB, FEMA Old Town Optimized Plan.
nor have a proper outfall to the River.
Recommendation: Install a new storm sewer
system to improve the drainage and reduce
flooding for storms up to and including the
100-year event and improve water quality for
smaller more frequent storm events (2-year a
CRS Activity 510
The following is a summary document of updates and progress related to mitigation actions identified in the 2021 Larimer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan was adopted by the City in July
2021. This annual report was completed as part of a requirement of the City of Fort Collins’ participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Community Rating System (CRS).
Table H-18 City of Fort Collins 2022 Mitigation Action Plan
Basil Hamdan-- Contact
Green Infrastructure policies are now fully implemented for all new
developments in Fort Collins.
Implementation of these policies for municipal operations is being pursued.
GIS mapping has been completed identifying all Green Infrastructure
locations, types and watershed area. Overall City coverage of watershed areas
served by Green Infrastructure has been updated.
Gretchen Stanford -- Contact
Matt Fater -- Contact
Oak Street is now the #1 piroirty for the Downtown Stormwater
Improvement Plan. The second priority is Maple Street. Magnolia will be
pushed back 10-15 years.
H5
H1*1, 4 Flooding
LARIMER COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
2022 ANNUAL REPORT - City of Fort Collins Mitigation Actions
d below). Action: Design and construct new
storm sewer.
H6 1, 2, 5 Flood Stormwater Master Planning. Issue: The
majority of the City’s Master Plans were
modeled using MODSWM software. This
software is outdated and does provide robust
dynamic hydrologic modeling.
Recommendation: The City is updating the
hydrology in all the Master Plans to be
converted to EPA SWM. Action: Update master
plans to EPA SWM.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility. Larimer
County
$1M over a
5 year period
Stormwater
Utility Fee
High Ongoing In Progress. Updated the plan to
update two stormwater master plans per year for the next 10 years.
Ken Sampley -- Contact
The West Vine Basin Master Plan will be adopted in 2020. Three other
Master Plans have been completed through the Problem ID Phase. These
Master Plans will be finalized and adopted in 2023 and 2024.
H7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Utility Disruption,
Drought,
Earthquake, Land
Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Tornado, Fire,
Public Health,
Hazmat
Electric Supply. Issue: Communication and
Information shared with citizens within the area.
Recommendation: Social Media posts on Utilities
and PRPA sites. Contact local news agencies to
provide updates and coverage of issues. Utilize
banners hanging in cities and surrounding area to
spread the information of potential risks. Also
utilize vehicles such as buses and work trucks to
spread the word. Information could contain
things such as where to go to get information on
suggested items for a “Go Bag”, (banners are
hung in Fort Collins yearly for reminders such as
“Flood Awareness Week”, “Mosquitos”, other
potential risks could be advertised to make
people aware. Action: Coordination of hanging
of banners in different areas and/or making of
signs for use on vehicles.
Larimer County.
City of Loveland,
City of Estes
Park, City of Fort
Collins,
Wellington,
Timnath, Red
Feather
$50,000 Grants, future
budgets.
Medium Ongoing In Progress. Travis Walker or Adam Bromley -- Contact
H8 1, 2 Utility Disruption,
Drought,
Earthquake, Land
Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Tornado, Fire,
Public Health,
Hazmat
Electric Distribution. Issue: Communication and
Information shared with citizens within the area.
Recommendation: Social Media posts on Utilities
and PRPA sites. Contact local news agencies to
provide updates and coverage of issues. Utilize
banners hanging in cities and surrounding area to
spread the information of potential risks. Also
utilize vehicles such as buses and work trucks to
spread the word. Information could contain
things such as where to go to get information on
suggested items for a “Go Bag”, (banners are
hung in Fort Collins yearly for reminders such as
“Flood Awareness Week”, “Mosquitos”, other
potential risks could be advertised to make
people aware. Action: Coordination of hanging
of banners in different areas and/or making of
signs for use on vehicle
City of Fort
Collins L&P
$200,000 Within L&P
budget
High Unknown In Progress. Travis Walker or Adam Bromley -- Contact
H9 1 Flood, Severe
Storm
Drainage System Maintenance. Issue:
Ongoing maintenance of the City drainage
system to prevent failures. Recommendation:
Annual assessment and maintenance plan with
projects prioritized by need and funding
availability. Action: Replacing and repairing
sections of the City drainage system as
necessary.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility
$1.45M/yr.Residential
and Business
Stormwater
Rates
High Ongoing Annual Implementation. Stormwater maintenance continues to be funded
for $1.5M per year to construct small capital stormwater improvement
projects.
Doug Groves -- Contact.
Annual Implementation. Stormwater maintenance continues to be funded
for $1.5M per year to construct small capital stormwater improvement
projects.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
H 10 1, 2 Flood Open Space Preservation. Issue: Ideal use of the
floodplain allows for natural flooding while
limiting development to protect people and
property. Recommendation: Protect as much of
the floodplain as possible by preserving it as open
space. Work to protect and maintain the quality
of streams, rivers and other vital water resources.
Action: Floodplain parcels owned and acquired
by the City will be permanently preserved as
riparian open space to reduce the flood hazard in
the City. To the degree possible these flodplains
will be restored to connect the river with over
flow channels and maximize the capacity for the
corridor of public linds to safely convey flood
waters.
City of Fort
Collins - Natural
Areas City of Fort
Collins-
Stormwater
Utility
Natural Areas
Budget;
Grants
Medium Ongoing
In progress: Since 2016 Natural Areas has acquired 5 acres in the
Poudre corridor and has protected another 89 acres through conservation
easement. In the same time period, Parks acquired four properties on East
Vine along the Poudre River. In addition, Natural Areas has acquired
145 acres of properties that intersect with floodplains of various
tributaries to the Poudre. Both departments are still actively seeking
additional lands along the river andits tributaries from willing sellers.
MEanwhile, Natural Areas continues it’s efforts to optimize the condition
of these riparian floodplains and the resilience of the Poudre corridor to
large floods. Over the past decade the function of riparian floodplains
was restored at North Shields Ponds,McMurry and Homestead natural
areas. In the next five to eight years Natural Areas is planning to
continue restoration of floodplain function at two sites downstream of
downtown.
Jennifer Shanana or Natural Areas -- Contact
Natural Areas: we revised and updated Cell 55D and 55J. Not able to provide
cost estimate
H 11 1, 3, 4 Flood, Severe
Storm
Public Outreach. Issue: Lack of public
awareness concerning flood hazards.
Recommendation: A comprehensive public
outreach program outlined by the City’s Program
for Public Information (PPI) Committee to
provide targeted outreach for flood hazards in the
community. Action: Utilizing the eleven
Community Message Topics developed by the
PPI committee the City will continue
implementing numerous public information and
education projects to increase the community’s
awareness of flood hazards and safety.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility FEMA,
Red Cross,
LETA911. OEM
$15,000/yr.Commercial
and
Residential
Stormwater
Rates, OEM
Budget,
Grants
Medium Ongoing Annual Implementation. The City will continue implementing numerous
public information and education projects to increase the community’s
awareness of flood hazards and safety. In 2020 the City redid their
Program for Public Information (PPI) plan with the cooperation of
stakeholders and other departments. Meetings will continue to be held
annually.
Marsha Hilmes-Robinson -- ContactThe Annual PPi Meeting was held in
Feb. 2022 and the outreach messages were revied and updated. Annual
Flood Awareness Week was held in May 2022.
Included mailers to floodplain residents, mailer to Realtors,
,displays at locations around town. Five bus benches are placed around
town with message “Don’t Drive Through Floodwater”. Other outreach
held throughout the year.
H 12 1, 3, 5 Flood Regulatory Programs. Issue: Unregulated
development in the floodplain is unsafe for
people and structures. Recommendation:
Develop and enforce safe development in the
floodplain. Action: Enforce current regulations
for development in the
floodplain and update regulations, as necessary.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility FEMA,
CWCB
$300,000/
yr.
Utilities –
Stormwater
Budget
High Ongoing Annual Implementation. The City continues to enforce development
regulations in the 100-year floodplain.
Marsha Hilmes-Robinson -- Contact. The continues to enforce the
floodplain Regulations in Chapter 10 of City Code. The code was
updated in April 2022 related to additions and substantial improvements.
H 13 1, 2 Flood Myrtle Street Stormwater Outfall. Issue:
Properties and structures are flooded in the
vicinity of Myrtle Street. Recommendation: This
project involves the enlargement of the existing
storm sewer along Myrtle Street from
Remington Street west to Sherwood Street, and
directing this storm sewer into the proposed
Magnolia Street Outfall at Remington and
Magnolia. Action: This project will reduce flood
flows along Myrtle Street east of Sherwood
Street, including overtopping of College Avenue.
This reduction in flows along Myrtle Street will
also serve to reduce surface flow diversions that
direct runoff north to Mulberry Street along
Peterson Street.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility CDOT
$15M Stormwater
Utility Fee,
Grants
High TBD In Progress. Magnolia Street Stormwater Outfall was the City's highest
priority project, but now it is the fifth priority based on the 2019 Old
Town Optimized Plan.
Matt Fater -- Contact
Oak Street is now the #1 piroirty for the Downtown Stormwater
Improvement Plan. The second priority is Maple Street. Magnolia will be
pushed back 10-15 years.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
H 14 1, 2 Flood, Severe
Storm
Stream Rehabilitation and Enhancement
Program. Issue: In 2012, The City of Fort
Collins’ Stormwater Master Plan was updated to
include stormwater quality and stream
restoration projects. The Master Plan update
utilized results and information obtained from
the Stormwater Utility Repurposing program in
conjunction with basin- and stream- specific
recommendations obtained from the following
two program efforts: A.Basin-Specific
Stormwater Quality Best Management Practices
(BMP) Selected Plans; and, B.Stream
Restoration and Stability Study and Prioritization
with the Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
(MCDA) Tool.
Recommendation: Stream restoration projects
were identified in an extensive study by Colorado
State University (CSU). The study indicated that
many of the City’s streams suffer from severe
bank erosion, impediments to fish passage, and
have poor aquatic habitat. A Multi Criteria
Decision Analysis (MCDA) Tool was utilized to
prioritize the identified stream reaches for future
restoration. The results of the MCDA Tool
analysis are presented below for the 2nd through
the 6th ranked stream reaches. The 1st ranked
stream reach, Fossil Creek at Lemay Avenue is
currently under construction.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility Larimer
County
$9M over a 5-
year period
Stormwater
Utility Fee,
Grants
High Ongoing In Progress. Updated the action plan. Jason Stutzman or Matt Fater -- Contact
Action: Install WQ BMPs and construction stream enhancements throughout
the City.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
H 15 1, 2 Flood West Vine – Forney Pond. Issue: This area of
Fort Collins was the historic flow path of Solider
Creek that has been covered up or redirected by
development over the years. Recommendation:
This detention pond we capture runoff from
upstream contributing area and detain it so
reduced flooding downstream. Action: Flooding
in downstream properties and homes.
City of Fort
Collins –
Stormwater
Utility Larimer
County
$4M Stormwater
Utility Fee,
Grants
Medium 10-15 years The City purchased this property, and it is on the 5-year master plan
priority list
Ken Sampley -- Contact.
This project is in the 10-Year Stormwater CIP Priority list.
H 16 1 Drought, Flood,
Fire, Public Health
Water Treatment Utilities-Water Treatment
Process Improvements. Issue: Additional treated
water storage is required to serve the citizens of
Fort Collins in case of drought, flood, fires, or
public health emergencies. Recommendation:
Improvements to the water treatment process.
Action: Construct a new 10-million- gallon
treated water storage tank at the Water
Treatment Facility.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Treatment
Utilities CDPHE
$14M Utilities
reserves,
State DWRF
Medium 2030 Continue - Not completed. This is a long-term Capital Project that will be
implemented within the next 10 years, depending upon
funding.
Greg Stonecipher or Jason Graham -- Contact
7/19/2022 - There is no change in the status of this project. -GDS
H 17 1, 2 Drought, Public
Health, Hazmat
Water Treatment Utilities-Water Treatment
Process Improvements. Issue: The Water
Treatment Facility currently provides secondary
disinfection to the City’s water supply through
the addition of chlorine. The chlorine is delivered
to the Water Treatment Facility via truck on a
weekly basis. The chlorine supply is extremely
hazardous and is a threat to public safety in the
event of an accident during transportation or in
the case of a leak at the Water Treatment
Facility. The City’s water supply is also
vulnerable to contamination due to an
interruption in the delivery of chlorine. A
mitigation strategy is to construct a sodium
hypochlorite generation facility at the Water
Treatment Facility in lieu of chlorine gas. This
will ensure a safe and reliable supply of bleach
with which to disinfect the City’s drinking water
supply.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Treatment
Utilities.
CDPHE
$12M Utilities
reserves,
State DWRF
Medium 2024 Continue - Not completed. This is a long-term Capital Project that will be
implemented within the next 10 years, depending upon funding.
Greg Stonecipher or Jason Graham -- Contact
7/19/2022 - There is no change to the status of this project. -GDS
Recommendation: Improvements to the reliability and safety of the water
treatment process. Action: Replacement of Chlorine gas
with on-site generation of Sodium hypochlorite
H 18 1, 2 Drought,
Earthquake, Land
Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Tornado, Fire,
Public Health,
Hazmat
Water Treatment Utilities-Water Treatment
Process Improvements. Issue: Rehabilitation of
the existing Poudre River 24” Pipeline. This
pipeline serves the City of Fort Collins with the
majority of its drinking water. The line is almost
100 years old is a potential weakness in the
City’s supply system. The line is susceptible to
failure from forest fires, land subsidence, and
hazmat spills in the river. Recommendation:
Improvements to the drinking water supply
process. Action: Rehabilitate the Poudre River
24” water supply line.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Treatment
Utilities.
CDPHE
$12M Utilities
reserves,
State DWRF
Medium 2024 Continue - Not completed. This is a long-term Capital Project that will be
implemented within the next 10 years, depending upon funding.
Greg Stonecipher or Jason Graham -- Contact
7/19/2022 - This project has been submitted as a BFO offer for the
2023/2024 cycle. - GDS
H 19 1 Drought,
Earthquake, Land
Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Tornado,
Fire, Public Health,
Hazmat
Water Treatment Utilities-Water Treatment
Process Improvements. Issue: Water Quality in
the Cache la Poudre River watershed and the
Colorado-Big Thompson water system can be
degraded due to Fires (drought and extreme high
temperatures create a potential for fire hazards)
and Pine Beetle deforestation. Recommendation:
Improvements to the water treatment process.
Action: Installation of a UV Disinfection system,
Installation of Granular Activated Carbon filters,
Installation of Biologically Active Carbon
filtration.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Treatment
Utilities CDPHE
$27 million-
$100 million
depending on
the severity
of the
degradation
in source
water quality
Utilities
Reserves,
State DWRF
Medium 2030 Continue - Not completed. This is a long-term Capital Project that will be
implemented within the next 10 years, depending upon funding.
Greg Stonecipher or Jason Graham -- Contact
7/19/2022 - There is no change to the status of this project. -GDS
H 20 1 Drought, Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Fire, Public
Health
Water Treatment Utilities: Redundant Second
Outlet Installation. Issue: A second outlet from
Horsetooth Reservoir to the Water Treatment
Facility would provide an alternate drinking
water supply to the City of Fort Collins in the
case of a wildfire or a flood in the Colorado-Big
Thompson watershed. The City currently has an
outlet from the Reservoir at a single depth. The
new outlet would allow for diversion for a
different location and at multiple depths to
mitigate the water quality effects of a fire in the
watershed.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Treatment
Utilities Bureau
of Reclamation,
Northern
Colorado Water
Conservancy
District
The City of
Fort Collin’s
Cost share
would be
~$5 million
State of
Colorado
Drinking
Water
Revolving
Fund, Fort
Collins
Utilities
Reserves
Medium 2025 Continue - Not completed. This is a long-term Capital Project that will be
implemented within the next 10 years, depending upon funding.
Greg Stonecipher or Jason Graham -- Contact
7/19/2022 - There is no change to the status of this project. -GDS
Recommendation: Redundant second outlet form Horsetooth Reservoir to the
Water Treatment Facility. Action: Installing a new outlet and pipeline
(redundant second outlet) from Horsetooth Reservoir to the Water Treatment
Facility.
This would need to be a joint project working with Bureau of Reclamation
and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
H
21
1 Earthquake,
Land Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Tornado, Fire,
Public Health,
Hazmat
Wastewater Collection, Sewer By-Pass
Pumping. Issue: Loss of function in wastewater
collection system. Recommendation: Follow
emergency repair manual created for trunk main
emergencies. Guidance in manual is to contract
on-call contractors with appropriate equipment
for sewer pumping, bypass and all appropriate
appurtenances.
City of Fort
Collins:
Wastewater
Collection City of
Fort Collins
Traffic
Operations; Other
Wastewater
Districts
(Boxelder and
South Fort
Collins)
The City of
Fort Collin’s
Cost share
would be
~$100,000
Potential
Federal
Grants.
Medium TBD This project is on track from the
standpoint that in an emergency we are prepared to rent/hire the assembly
or placement of emergency bypass.
Jason Graham or Ray Fisher or Andrew Gingerich -- Contact
H 22 1, 2 Earthquake, Land
Subsidence,
Extreme
Temperatures,
Flood, Severe
Storm, Wind &
Water Distribution: Temporary Water
System. Issue: Loss of a portion of the water
distribution system. Recommendation:
Temporary water system. Action: Construct
temporary water main with services until
permanent service is restored. Temporary system
would be constructed on the surface and
connected to a fire hydrant located outside of the
damaged zone.
City of Fort
Collins: Water
Distribution City
of Fort Collins
Traffic
Operations; Other
Water Districts
(ELCO,
The City of
Fort Collin’s
Cost share
would be
~$100,000
Potential
Federal
Grants.
Low TBD Temporary water distribution line can be constructed in the event of an
emergency.
Andrew Gingerich or Jim Carder -- Contact
H 23 1,2,3 Dam
Failure/Incident
Boxelder Creek Watershed Dams. A series of
flood control dams were built in the 1970s and
1980s to protect agricultural lands from flooding
and erosion damage. At the time, the North
Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC) acted as the
local partner with the Soil Conservation Service
(SCS), now the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), and with the United States
Department of Agricultural (USDA) to build the
dams. NPIC currently operates and maintains the
dams. In 2014, the State Engineer’s Office
(SEO) completed a routine review of the dams
for certification. The land use changes
downstream of Dams B-2, B-3 and B-4 from
agricultural use to suburban and urban
development required a change in the dam
classification from “moderate” to “high hazard”.
This change in classification of the dams could
require expensive rehabilitation and/or
reconstruction of the dam emergency spillways
and embankments. The SEO Division of Dam
Safety recently updated its regulations governing
dams of this type to allow for a Risk and
Consequence analysis approach. This approach
is different than prior prescriptive regulations and
introduces the determination of "potential failure
modes" and characterizes the "likelihood" of the
failure mode within a risk context.
City of Fort
Collins, Larimer
County, Town of
Wellington,
Town of
Timnath North
Poudre Irrigation
Company, State
Engineer’s Office
Division of Dam
Safety, Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
There are no
external
construction
costs
associated
with
updating the
EAP’s.
There would
be potential
consulting
costs (no
estimate yet)
to develop
the updated
EAP plans
and
documents.
The
conceptual
costs for the
monitoring
systems are
expected to
range from
$225,000 to
$325,000.
City of Fort
Collins,
Larimer
County,
Town of
Wellington,
Town of
Timnath
budgets
High 0-5 years New in 2021. Ken Sampley -- Contact
This Offer is needed to help ensure the BCW Dams meet current safety and
performance standards established by state and federal rules. A Risk and
Consequence Analysis was performed to determine whether measures such
as physical rehabilitation or reconstruction of the dams and their associated
emergency spillways is required or whether other protective measures are
appropriate. Dams that have a LOW Failure Likelihood and a Consequence
LEVEL 3 do not compel physical dam and/or spillway modifications. The
draft Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) have been completed. The flood water
elevation monitoring systems at BCW Dams B 2, B 3 and B 4 needs to be
installed to achieve the LOW / LEVEL 3 Rating needed to meet SEO
Division of Dam Safety requirements and avoid costly dam and/or spillway
modifications. Fort Collins’ share of costs over the next five years is
approximately $90,000 annually.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
H 24 1,2,3,4,5 Flooding Flood Walk App. Launched in June of 2019,
the groundbreaking FloodWalk mobile
application uses augmented reality (AR)
technology and storytelling to bring flood risk to
life and demonstrate the benefits of mitigation. In
the FloodWalk application, AR casts 3D
visualizations of flooding onto the real world.
What was once a familiar location is overtaken
by dangerously high waters as a narrator
recounts the impact of historic flooding and what
has been done to make the area safer. Research
shows that it’s difficult for people to
conceptualize future risk. We also know that
those who have experienced flooding are far
more likely to take action to prepare. The
FloodWalk app allows users to see risk in a way
that isn’t possible from data and maps alone. By
bringing the experience of flooding directly to
the hands of the public, flood risk becomes
something people can see, feel, and become
motivated to reduce. The app can also help users
City of Fort
Collins
Stormwater
Utility, FEMA
$200,000 City of Fort
Collins
Stormwater
Fund
Medium End of 2021 New in 2021. Marsha Hilmes-Robinson -- Contact
Waiting for FEMA to move forward. No progress in 2021-2022.
ID Related
Goal(s)
Hazard(s)
Mitigated
Description / Background / Benefits Lead Agency
and Partners
Cost
Estimate
Potential
Funding
Priority Timeline Status / Implementation Notes 2022 Update
around them and learn how these critical projects
help protect their homes and keep their families
safe from disaster. Fort Collins has been selected
as the second location to be showcased in the
app. Locations along Spring Creek, the Poudre
River and on the CSU Campus will be included.
Past flood events such as the 1997 Spring Creek
flood and the 2013 flood on the Poudre River
will demonstrated using the AR technology.
Past and future mitigation projects will also be H 25 1,2,3,4,5 Flooding Flood Warning System Enhancement. From
2021-22, the City’s Flood Warning System
(FWS) has upgraded its legacy ALERT gages
using new equipment that meets the National
Hydrologic Warning Council’s ALERT2 (A2)
protocol. Six (6) gages will be upgraded the
remainder of 2022, leaving only 8 gages out 72
remaining in Legacy ALERT. The Upgrade
Program ensures the City can continue to meet
its public safety mission for early detection and
warning of flood conditions. Benefits: Loss of
Life, Property & Infrastructure Damage.
City of Fort
Collins
Stormwater
Utility
$200,000 City of Fort
Collins
Stormwater
Fund
Medium End 2021 Completed 2021 - 2022 for 64 of the 72 gages total. Chris Lochra -- Contact
H 26 1,2 Flooding Forney Pond and Central Flow Path. Issue:
This area of Fort Collins was the historic flow
path of Solider Creek that has been covered up
or redirected by development over the years.
Recommendation: This detention pond we
capture runoff from upstream contributing area
and detain it to reduce flooding downstream.
Overall benefits are to protect people, property,
and natural resources; Improve capability to
reduce disaster losses; Integrate hazard
mitigation into other planning mechanisms
City of Fort
Collins -
Stormwater
Utility and PDT
$10M City
Stormwater
Utility Fees
High 10 years New in 2021. Ken Sampley -- Contact
This project is in the 10-year Stormwater CIP Funding Program. It is subject
to review. It may not be funded until 10-15 years based on other high prioritiy
needs.
H 27 1,2,4 Flooding Lincoln-Willow Phase 2 Stormwater
Project. Issue: This area of Fort Collins has old
undersized storm sewers that do not meet current
drainage standards. The Lincoln-Willow Outfall
was completed in 2015 and has not been extend
up to Jefferson per the Downtown Stormwater
Improvement Plan (DISP). Recommendation:
Install a new storm sewer system to improve the
drainage and reduce flooding for storms up to
and including the 100-year event and improve
water quality for smaller more frequent storm
events (2-year and below.
City of Fort
Collins -
$8M City
Stormwater
Utility Fees
Medium Within the
next 20 years
New in 2021. Ken Sampley -- Contact
This project is in the 10-year Stormwater CIP Funding Program. It is subject
to review. It may not be funded until 10-15 years based on other high prioritiy
needs.
Overall benefits are to protect people, property, and natural resources;
Improve capability to reduce disaster losses; Integrate hazard mitigation into
other planning mechanisms
H 28 1,2,5 Flooding Oak St Extension Stormwater Project. This
area of Fort Collins has old undersized storm
sewers that do not meet current drainage
standards. The Oak Street Outfall was completed
in 2001 and has not been extend up to Shields
per the Downtown Stormwater Improvement
Plan (DISP). Install a new storm sewer system to
improve the drainage and
reduce flooding for storms up to and including
the 100-year event and improve
water quality for smaller more frequent storm
events (2-year and below.
City of Fort
Collins Utility
PDT
$20M City
Stormwater
Utility Fees
High Design: 2021-
22;
Constructio n:
2023-24
New in 2021. Matt Fater or Heather McDowell -- Contact
H 29 Drought Drought Planning.
indoor and outdoor water use.
Shortage Action Plan in 2025.
Demand Management Policy and Water
Efficiency Plan to incorporate drought mitigation
efforts, as applicable.
agreements for short-term water supply (raw
water users who can transfer Horsetooth water
rights for municipal use).
use year-round and into the future by keeping
reservoirs full (e.g. update the land use code,
building/plumbing codes, and others that can
improve water use efficiency and reduce waste).
policy documents and initiatives; Reduce the
vulnerability of local assets to the impact of
City of Fort
Collins –
Utilities/Water
Conservation
$0 to
>$1million
per project
Utilities –
Water Fund
Colorado
Water
Conservation
Board grant
funding
Bureau of
Reclamation
– WaterSmart
grant funding
Norther
Water grant
funding
High Ongoing New in 2021. Jen Dial or Donnie Dustin -- Contact We have developed landscape
water budgets as an optional tool for customers to use, upon request, or in
coordination with other incentives (commercial, HOA, MF and irrigation only
accounts) and we created indoor/outdoor budgets for 90% of single-family
developments. We are not currently using these to manage water shortages.
They are informational only, but we’d like to move in that direction in the
future. Possibly outline a plan for that in the 2025 updates to the Water
Shortage Action Plan. We have started conversations with regional partners
such as a Front Range Drought Group, but a local approach amongst water
providers in the City has not happened yet. Some code changes have been
made – increased efficiency on indoor plumbing fixtures, xeriscape changes
to land use code is in progress. There is much more room for code
amendments to improve efficiencies, especially outdoors. We will be focusing
on this in the coming years. We have continued to pursue Halligan Reservoir
for future water supply security and drought protection.
H30 1,2 Flooding Northeast College Corridor Outfall (NECCO)City of Fort
Collins - Utilities
/ Stormwater
Engineering
$14M Development
fees,
stormwater
fees
High In-progress Ken Sampley -- Contact. Phases I and II construction completed between
2015 and 2020. Additional construction will occur when additional
development in the NECCO boundary necessitates additional storm runoff
collection.
H31 1,2 Flooding Mulberry-Riverside Stormwater Improvements City of Fort
Collins - Utilities
/ Stormwater
Engineering
$3.5M HMGP
Grant, Local
Funding (SW
fees)
Medium Complete Ken Sampley - Contact
Construction was completed in 2018-19.
H32 1,2,3 All Fort Collins Emergancy Preparedness : Training
in Emergency Preparedness and Response
City of Fort
Collins -
Emergency
Preparednes
and Security
Total dollars
are $80K for
all City
internal
programming
General Fund
w/ some
dedicated
funds from
Utilities
High Ongoing Programming and training done in conjunction with internal and regional
partners.
Jim Byrne -- Contact
H33 City-Wide Emergency Communication Plan-
This will create a comprehensive, centralized
approach to managing communication for events
that have the potential for significant impact on
the community. This is an all-hazards, all-events
approach that align for internal and external
communications. Plan will be align with city and
regional partners and best industry practices.
City of Fort
Collins -
Emergency
Preparednes
and Security,
Utilties, CPIO
$125K ARPA High Target-
6/1/2023
Completion
New in 2022 Jim Byrne, Amanda King, Gretchen Standford