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Title: Monument Creek Watershed Restoration Master Plan Final Report, Oct 2016

Description: The Monument Creek Watershed Restoration Master Plan (Restoration Plan) was initiated by the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District (District) through a disaster recovery grant issued by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) under the Colorado Community Development Block Grant Program. The recent summer of floods occurring in 2013, coupled with the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire and the 2013 Black Forest fire have resulted in considerable transport of sediment and debris. The floods altered the creek bed, banks, floodplains and structures and have led to extensive flood damage including property and infrastructure damage, erosion and sedimentation that resulted in a net loss of flood capacity. To identify strategies that will mitigate the effects of fire and flood damage in the watershed, a holistic restoration planning effort was completed to provide effective and lasting protection of at-risk assets, as well as the health, safety and welfare of the public.