Great Falls, Montana is not especially known as a Mecca for whitewater, in fact, compared to its in-state neighbors--Missoula, Bozeman, Whitefish--we in the Electric City may seem more like the blue collar type--blue collar is good---no collar is better! We have a jewel in our back yard, an underdeveloped resource waiting for the right people to make something happen. The city of Great Falls has worked to further develop recreational usage along the Missouri River--River Trail, access to Black Eagle Island, Lewis and Clark Center, and the extended bike trails on both the north and south shore--and can take this endeavor to the next level by developing a world-class whitewater course a stone's throw from River Rd.
There is a rebirth in the kayaking community here in Great Falls. I'm told "Back in the Day", numerous kayakers could be seen at the end of the island playing in the surf created namely by the outflow of the hydro plant, along with a bit of loss in gradient and some accidently, well-placed rocks. After a long hiatus, kayakers are back. Throughout the week groups of kayakers can be found shredding the waves and eddy lines at the tip of the island, and the numbers keep growing.
So, are we ready to develop a whitewater course for a few kayakers to enjoy--no. But we should be ready to develop a world class venue that would be open to the Great Falls community, the state of Montana, and visitors from around the globe!
The initial vision is to utilize the 550 yard discharge canal that lies on the north side of Black Eagle Island, from below the pedestrian bridge to the end of the peninsula. This location has much to offfer: First, there is a consistant flow of water that many whitewater parks across the nation lack. Second, the canal offers natural boundaries on each side, thereby not requiring massive movement of earth to create such a structure. Third, the notion of a public whitewater park should coincide nicely with the idea of preserving the riverfront, while at the same time creating a project that will bring noticeable revenue and notoriety to the city of Great Falls.
Whitewater Parks are popping up all over the country, in large part because of the economic and recreational benefits they offer to their respective communities. Two examples are the Golden, CO park and the Truckee River course in Reno, NV. The total economic benefit to the city of Golden, CO is estimated to be between $1.36-$2.03 million annually (see the link: http://www.wwparks.com/studies.html to get a more detailed breakdown of how these numbers were calculated), while the Truckee River course in Reno, NV brought in $263,562 in tax revenues alone the first year, and is expected to total nearly $3.4 million over the first 10 years.
These numbers have surpassed economic analysts predictions that the Truckee River project would generate an economic impact of approximately $1.9 to $4.1 million, annually, 33 to 67 jobs and generate tax revenues in the amount of $123,000 to $263,600, annually. It was noted in this study that the numbers were "modest", and that the "...potential maximum level of use could result in a total annual economic impact to the Reno/Sparks area that is 3 to 5 times the amount estimated by the conservative model."---was that ever an understatement; one event alone squashes those numbers. Started in 2004 "the Reno River Festival has become a premier kayak competition that annually brings the world's best professional kayakers to downtown Reno. A true festival, the event also includes a whitewater/kayak expo, a charity raft race, demonstrations, clinics, live music and more. In 2007 the event generated $5.6 million in economic impact, and drew a record attendance of 32,800 with out-of-market visitors making up 27.5 percent of the total attendance."
What does it take to bring a course to a community?
A project of this nature certainly doesn't happen over night, but it has to start somewhere. I envision a collaboration between city and business leaders, PPL, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and local folks who would favor a wonderful, useful addition to our city. In addition, we would of course need someone to design and build the course, and the folks at Recreation Engineering and Planning (REP) lead the nation in projects of this nature. Here is a bit about REP, taken from their website along with completed projects---heck, the city of Billings used these guys!
Recreation Engineering and Planning-----Industry leading in-channel Whitewater Park Team
HISTORY:
Since its founding in 1983, Recreation Engineering and Planning (REP) has become the country’s leader in whitewater and riverside design. During our twenty years in the business, our elite design staff has been responsible for over 30 in-stream design projects—more than half of all the whitewater parks in America. Our work varies in size from small projects that are tasked with designing a single play wave for a small town like Steamboat Springs or Gunnison, Colorado; to large projects like the $21 million dollar whitewater park in Charlotte, NC or the habitat restoration near a refinery in Casper, Wyoming. Our success stems from our unique designs. REP does not believe in the mass produced whitewater park and does not attempt to copy parks such as Sydney or Barcelona to other environments. Instead, we believe that the channel should integrate itself with the park that surrounds it and that this park should be designed to meet the needs of a whole community, not just a select group of boaters within it. We design parks that combine world-class whitewater with natural looking channels. While our parks use concrete where necessary for structural stability and boater safety, we avoid the artificial look of cement walls.
Our parks are fashioned primarily from local rock and our designs mesh seamlessly with both the local environment and the park on both sides of the river channel. These designs include safely designed river access points as well as natural terracing, re-vegetation and riparian zone restoration that allows the community to interact with the river in a natural setting.
Getting Started
100 percent of our jobs completed thus far are funded by local municipalities. The costs of these courses is measured in tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars (see our lists of projects for more info). The next step in getting the park built is to provide your local government with the information they need to make an informed decision on funding a park. Do not be intimidated by this process. These parks have created such a tourist attraction for the towns and cities in which they have been built that they have created a significant impact on the local economy. The small town of Golden, Colorado built a park for less than $200,000 that was later cited by an independent economic impact study for creating millions of dollars of economic income for the local community every year. These are the kinds of numbers that can raise eyebrows at City Hall.
Recreation Engineering and Planning often takes an assisting role in this step by visiting your town to do a site analysis and host a town meeting and information session. Often we are able to complete a Preliminary Design and provide conceptual drawings that help local leaders and citizens understand the look, feel, and functionality as well as some of the general costs and requirements of the project.
Design
Once funding has been secured the design process is ready to begin. At REP we believe that design is a mixture of careful on-site measurement, public meetings, and sound engineering. We try to mix our engineering background and whitewater design experience with local input to tailor a course that meets the needs and desires of the local community. Typically this stage includes public meetings both before and after the design process in order to carefully communicate the design to the community before the construction process begins.
Permitting
Next to high water nothing has more potential for delay than the permitting process. Recreation Engineering and Planning has vast experience in this process and we recommend that your Town or City begin the permit application process soon after deciding that a whitewater park is feasible. REP will gather the necessary information and make a permit application in the name of your Town or City and will follow the process through issuance.
Construction
For us here at REP nothing is more exciting than the construction process. We oversee the construction of all of the in-stream structures that we build and carefully monitor riverbank improvements. This oversight ensures that our courses are built to our exacting standards. This process can take anywhere from two weeks to several months depending on the size of the course. Typically construction is scheduled to occur when rivers are at their lowest to allow for a minimum of water control.
Completion!
There is no greater feeling than taking that first ride on your own hometown play wave. REP has attended the grand opening of every course we've built so far and our reward has been all of the happy faces we see on the water. These parks are fantastic and the grand opening is a great time to bring the community together to celebrate their new gathering point.
Design of Highly Used Parks: Our parks see dramatic usage and have hosted National and International level competitive events such as the Olympic Festival, Eddie Bauer International Series, and the U.S. National Championships as well as multi-million dollar festivals including the Reno Whitewater Festival, Boulder Creek Festival, Teva Mountain Games and the FIB-ARK.
Design for Profitability/Impact: REP's whitewater parks have had a dramatic effect on the locations in which they reside. The $37 Million Dollar U.S. National Whitewater Center recently completed in Charlotte, N.C. is the most profitable whitewater park in the world and, additionally, has resulted in tens of millions of dollars of economic impact on the local communities. Other parks, like Vail, Breckenridge, Golden, Steamboat Springs, Reno, and Salida have millions of dollars in impact each year based on independent studies (see links on left). For a relatively small investment by local communities, these projects represent a tremendous rate of return.
Project Completion: Are you looking for 1000 feet of whitewater park or just another nicely typed study? REP believes in building parks that are well designed, permanent, stable, and appropriate for the site in an efficient manner. Our engineers are experts in physical and computer modeling, analytical design, and hydraulic scaling of structures. They are also experts in determining the level of study necessary for a particular project, helping to avoid spending extra money for unnecessary models. Our parks get built because we put the needs of our clients and the publics first. Every phase of a project is another step closer to completion. Ask your designer how many parks they have completed vs. how many they have studied. REP has designed, permitted, and built over 50 whitewater parks, many of which have been award winning. We get the job off the paper and on the water by making project completion our number one priority.
Knowledgeable Consulting: When it comes to Business Planning, Master Planning, Construction Planning and Operations Consulting the name of the game is experience and training. No firm in the world has the experience and knowledge base that REP has. Our Engineers and Designers are National and International Whitewater Competitors and Licensed Engineers. Additionally, our staff includes trained economists, environmental experts and planners. When it comes to making informed decisions with regard to investment, layout, design, staging, implementation and operations there is simply no other firm that can bring to bear the sort of knowledge base that REP possesses. We are the Whitewater Park Experts.
Technology: REP is the world leader in analytical and computer whitewater design. No other firm has the same expertise in calibrating and applying engineering tools and formulas to whitewater design. Our parks are built with the best practice design tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics, Froude Scaled Physical Hydraulic Models (we do these both in-house and in commercial model laboratories depending on the project), HEC-RAS computer modeling as well as custom written numerical methods, analytical mathematics, and hydraulically scaled adaptive design. In many cases our in-house model capabilities can save hundreds of thousands of dollars as compared to laboratory studies for the same results. Our offices are also equipped with state of the art software capabilities that allow us to work seamlessly with other design teams on larger, team-based projects.
Design Team Compatibility: REP has tailored itself to mesh seamlessly with bigger design teams. Many of our projects include local site/civil engineers, architects, landscape architects and project managers. REP's size, expertise, and experience make it an ideal teammate to specialize in the whitewater component of a project. We also have relationships with other experienced designers that can be partnered in to projects that require expertise in their areas.
Recreation Engineering and Planning
Completed Projects
1) Roaring Fork River Whitewater Park, Aspen, CO 2006-present. Improvements to consist of Modifications and Structural/Hydraulic Improvements to the entrance to the Whitewater channel, as well as any necessary maintenance to other structures within the channel on the Roaring Fork River.
2) Truckee River Whitewater Improvements at Rock Park, Sparks, NV 2005-present. Whitewater Park on Truckee River.
3) Fulton Diversion on the Chewucks River, Winthrop, WA 2005-present. Conceptual Planning for Whitewater Improvements.
4) Whitewater Park on the Yakima and Naches Rivers, Yakima, WA 2005-present. Conceptual Planning for Whitewater Improvements.
5) Frisco Whitewater Park, Frisco, CO 2005-present. Design and Permitting for Whitewater Improvements in Ten Mile Creek.
6) Durango Boating Park, Durango, CO 2005-present. Whitewater Park Conceptual Design and Planning for Improvements to the former Smelter Boating Park on the Animas River. Includes RICD application.
7) Brisbane Whitewater Park, Brisbane, Australia 2005-present. Conceptual Plan for 3 Whitewater Sites on the Brisbane River.
8) Rio Salado Whitewater Park, Tempe, AZ 2004-present. Concept Plan for Pumped Whitewater Course.
9) Buck Creek Safety, Navigability, and Whitewater Improvements Project, Springfield, OH 2004-present. Conceptual Plan for Modifications to Buck Creek, including numerous diversion dams.
10) San Juan River Restoration Project, Pagosa Springs, CO 2004-present. San Juan River Master Plan, Design, and Construction.
11) Black River Whitewater Improvements Project, Watertown, NY 2004-present. Whitewater Improvements, River Access, and Master Plan for the Black River.
12) Oil Creek Whitewater Park, Oil City, PA 2004-present. Master Plan for Whitewater Improvements.
13) Hawea River Whitewater Enhancement Project, Hawea, New Zealand 2004-present. Conceptual Plan for 3 Whitewater Park Sites.
14) National Whitewater Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-present, Whitewater designer for this 21 million dollar facility. The national whitewater center features three channels with twenty feet of head and will be operated completely independently of any existing waterway! This course will pump more than 1500 cfs of water from the bottom of the course to the top to allow year round boating for all levels of paddlers from Olympic Champions to beginning rafters.
15) Truckee River Whitewater Park, Reno, NV 2002-present. Conceptual Design, Planning and Construction of Whitewater Improvements on the Truckee River.
16) Trinity River Whitewater Park, Dallas, TX 2002-present. Master Planning for Complete River Reconstruction, Restoration, Trails, Greenways, and Flood Improvements.
17) North Platte River Whitewater Improvements Project, Casper, WY 2002-present. Bank stabilization near the Wyoming Oil and Gas Building on the North Platte River.
18) Brennan’s Wave Project, Missoula, MT 2002-present. Design, Permitting and Construction for new Whitewater Improvements on the Clark Fork River. Construction to be completed spring 2006.
19) Colorado River Whitewater Park Conceptual Plan, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. 2002-Present: Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this project. Design has been approved and construction is expected to begin in the near future.
20) Bear River Whitewater Improvements, Evanston, WY 2001-present. Planning, Design and Construction phase services on the Bear River. To be under construction in 2006.
21) Bear River Whitewater Improvements Project, Evanston, WY, 2001-Present: Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $500,000 river park. The project included state-of-the-art whitewater improvements, stream bank restoration and access, and overall site improvements.
22) Yampa River Whitewater Improvements Project, Steamboat Springs, CO 2001-present. Conceptual Planning, Design and Construction of Whitewater Improvements on the Yampa River.
23) Modifications to the Western Headworks Weir on the Bow River, Calgary, Canada 2001-present. Conceptual Plan, Physical Modeling and Design for Fish Passage, and Safety/Whitewater Improvements for Modifications to Diversion Dam.
24) Arkansas Fish Passage and Whitewater Safety Improvements, Pueblo, Colorado, 2001-present. Chief planner and designer for the preliminary design of this $800,000 whitewater park. The project includes the modification of a 12 foot diversion dam into a passable whitewater rapid. This unique project was tasked with creating whitewater that was passable to fish and a safety improvement for human boat traffic while maintaining head for the existing diversion. Chief Engineer Gary Lacy also worked with the City in an effort to establish a water right for this facility.
25) Price Stubb, Palisade, CO 2000-present. Price Stubb dam modifications on the Colorado River including endangered fish passage and whitewater safety improvements.
26) Arkansas River Whitewater Park, Salida, Colorado, 1999-present. Chief planner, designer, and engineer of a plan funded by the Arkansas River Trust. Natural-appearing whitewater improvements restore the river, and provide economic and recreational benefits to the downtown area. A key aspect of the project includes whitewater course improvements at the site of the longest-running whitewater kayak race in North America, FibArk.
27) Gunnison River Whitewater Park, Gunnison, Colorado, 1999-present. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $200,000 river park. The project included state-of-the-art whitewater improvements, stream bank restoration and access, and overall site improvements. The first phase of this project was completed in the Fall of 2002.
28) Gore Creek Whitewater Park, Vail, Colorado, 1999-present. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $200,000 river park. The project, which is located in the pedestrian village in downtown Vail, included creative park and bank improvements and featured natural boulder drop structures.
29) Kern River Whitewater Improvements Project, Bakersfield, California, 1998-present. Chief planner, designer, and engineer. Project included investigation and feasibility analysis of two whitewater park sites, each of which will feature slalom course and fish habitat improvements. One site was a candidate for the Year 2000 National Whitewater Championships.
30) San Marcos Dam Maintenance and Whitewater Improvements Project, San Marcos, TX 2006. San Marcos River Dam Modifications for Safety, Recreational Whitewater Improvements, and Fish Passage. Design and Construction Services.
31) Saskatoon Whitewater Improvements Project, Saskatoon, Canada 2006. Conceptual Plan for Dam Modification and Safety Improvements on the South Saskatoon River.
32) Oklahoma City Whitewater Improvements, Oklahoma City, OK 2006. Conceptual Plan for Dam Modification and Safety/Whitewater Improvements.
33) South Main River Park, Buena Vista, CO 2005-2006. Design and Construction Services for New Whitewater Park on Arkansas River.
34) Lawson Whitewater Improvements, Lawson, CO 2005-2006. Design and Permitting for Whitewater Improvements on Clear Creek.
35) Barren River Whitewater Park, Bowling Green, TN 2005-2006. Conceptual Plan for Whitewater Improvements on the Barren River. Worked with US Army Corp of Engineers.
36) Carson River Recreation Plan, Carson City, NV 2005-2006. Master Plan for modifications to 3 dams on the Carson River.
37) Spokane Whitewater Park, Spokane, WA 2005-2006. Conceptual Plan and Design for Whitewater Improvements on the Spokane River.
38) Ouachita River Whitewater Improvements Project, Malvern, AR 2005-2006. Conceptual Plan and Design for Whitewater Improvements on the Ouachita River.
39) Rutherford Creek Whitewater Safety Evaluation Project, Rutherford, British Columbia 2005-2006. Safety Modification Recommendations for an Existing Whitewater Park.
40) Blue River Whitewater Park, Silverthorne, CO 2005. Conceptual Plan for Blue River Whitewater Park and RICD application.
41) Bow Bridge Drop Structure, Hadley, NY 2005. Conceptual Plan for Whitewater Park on the Sacandaga River.
42) Nantahala, Bryson City, NC 2005. Nantahala River Whitewater Park enhancements.
43) Salmon River Whitewater Park, Salmon, ID 2005. Salmon River Whitewater Park Conceptual Plan.
44) French Broad River Whitewater Improvements, Asheville, NC 2004-2005. Whitewater Park Conceptual Plan for Improvements on the French Broad River.
45) Colorado River Park Improvements, Newcastle, CO 2004. Master Plan for Whitewater Improvements on the Colorado River .
46) Rogue River Whitewater Improvements Project, Grant’s Pass, OR 2004. Conceptual Planning for Whitewater Improvements on the Rogue River.
47) Boise River Whitewater Park, Boise, ID 2003. Chief planner and designer for the preliminary design of this million dollar whitewater park. The project includes in-stream modifications for a slalom course, freestyle features and recreational amenities. Also included is an intricate lakes waterway system that could become a one of a kind public park.
48) Oriville Whitewater Park, Oriville, CA 2003. This park boasts more than 90 feet of drop that circumnavigates a massive diversion in the Feather River. Recreation Engineering and Planning has recently completed work on the preliminary design of this multi-million dollar facility in cooperation with Kennedy-Jenks Engineering.
49) Terrant County Water District Low-Head Dam Refit, Ft. Worth, TX 2003. As special consultants to the water district, REP helped the water district rebuild three existing low-head dam structures. Design improvements included the re-shaping of the dams in order to create usable whitewater features and improved boat passage while maintaining head and capacity in the waterway.
50) Stony Creek Whitewater Park, Johnstown, PA 2003. Preliminary design and cost estimate for the whitewater improvements in this park in Pennsylvania.
51) Big Wood River, Sun Valley, ID 2003. Preliminary design and cost estimate of a whitewater park for this popular western town.
52) Longmont Whitewater Park, Longmont, CO 2003. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this river park. Worked with the City’s Master Planning committee to integrate our whitewater park design with the City’s greenways system. Our work included preliminary design, cost and quantity estimates and work with the CWCB to establish a water right for this community park.
53) Carbondale Whitewater Park, Carbondale, CO 2003. Worked with a local planner to investigate the feasibility and prepare preliminary designs for river corridor gateway park for the Town of Carbondale. Plans included modifications to an existing slalom course and the intertwining of new riverside walkways with new playboating and recreational boating amenities.
54) Smelter Rapids Conceptual Design, Durango, CO 2003. Worked with the City to provide preliminary design and engineering pursuant to meeting permit and City requirements. Work included a structural analysis, preliminary layout and cost and quantity estimates.
55) Asheville Whitewater Park, Asheville, NC 2003. Worked with a local foundation to create a preliminary design and cost and quantity estimate for a whitewater park on the French Broad River.
56) Fox River Whitewater Park, Evanston, IL 2002. Created preliminary designs for safety and whitewater improvements to an existing low-head dam.
57) Lyons Whitewater Park, Lyons, CO 2001-2002. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $100,000 river park. The project is a stunning natural river park that includes a swimming hole, beautiful flagstone rock set at the base of towering red-rock cliffs, and a number of great playwaves and holes.
58) Truckee River Whitewater Park, Reno, NV 1999-2000. Chief planner, designer, and engineer of a plan funded by the Nevada Commission on Tourism to restore and integrate the Truckee River into the urban fabric of downtown Reno. Key aspects of the project include a whitewater slalom course and riverside trails, plazas, and esplanades which mesh with in-stream improvements and adjacent commercial activity.
59) Animas River Whitewater Improvements Project, Farmington, NM 1999-2000. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $100,000 project, which included modification of an unsightly diversion structure made of dumped concrete and rubble. The river restoration included the diversion of water using natural looking features, which provide in-stream habitat for endangered fish species.
60) Conceptual Plans, Colorado River Whitewater Park, Grand Junction, CO 1999. Chief planner and designer for whitewater park sites in the Grand Valley on the Colorado River. Work on one site included proposing modifications to a major diversion structure for whitewater boating and endangered fish passage.
61) South Platte River Whitewater Park, Denver, CO 1999. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for a whitewater park in the downtown Denver river corridor. This project is part of a major park construction, which includes revisions to existing flood-control drop structures.
62) Clear Creek Whitewater Park, Golden, CO 1996-98. Chief planner, designer, and engineer for this $200,000 river park. Located in downtown Golden on Clear Creek, it includes state-of-the-art whitewater improvements, stream bank restoration and access, and overall site improvements. The project was completed and dedicated in Spring 1998.
63) Santa Fe River Corridor Master Plan, City of Santa Fe, NM 1995. Chief planner and overall project coordinator for this plan, which combined flood control, environmental restoration, a continuous trail system, and recreational improvements within the river corridor. The plan, which was developed in conjunction with the River Task Force and recommended $8 million in improvements, was approved unanimously by the Planning Commission and City Council. Over $2 million has been budgeted for first-phase construction.
64) “Punt the Creek” Project, Platte River Greenway Foundation, Denver, CO 1994-1999. Chief design engineer for a unique tourism attraction for downtown Denver’s Cherry Creek. The project features Venetian-style gondolas and rotatable dams and locks, together with flood erosion protection. The project is the winner of the 1996 Downtown Denver Annual Award.
65) Phase III, St. Vrain River Greenway, Town of Lyons, CO 1993-1994. Design engineer for final phase of trail and greenway improvements.
66) Greenways Master Plan, Cheyenne, WY 1991-1992. Principal team member for the creation of a comprehensive greenways plan for the Cheyenne area. This plan was completed, adopted by the City, and is currently being implemented.
67) Goose Creek Boat Chute Feasibility Study, Sheridan, WY 1992. Produced alternative evaluation for various boat chute configurations for a dangerous drop structure.
68) Jordan River Parkway, Salt Lake City, UT 1992. Planning assistance for a proposed greenway.
69) Roaring Fork River Trail and Whitewater Course, City of Aspen, CO 1990-1992. Provided planning and design services, including site planning and design, environmental restoration and resource protections. Provided cost estimates, bid documents, and construction supervision. Also elicited public input, secured local funding, and obtained approvals from local, state and federal officials.
70) Glenwood Springs Roaring Fork River Trail, City of Glenwood Springs, CO 1992. Completed design and construction services for a major Colorado River bike/pedestrian bridge, railroad underpass, and connecting trails.
71) Glenwood Springs River Corridor Master Plan and Design Guidelines, City of Glenwood Springs, CO 1991. Completed a River Corridor Master Plan for the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers through the City. This plan, approved by the City Council, was sent to the citizens for approval of funds for this major project. Design and construction of a demonstration trail in 1991 was also included.
72) Yampa River Trail, City of Steamboat Springs, CO 1989-1991. Completed a master plan for the Yampa River Corridor for the City of Steamboat Springs. After the successful passage of a $2 million bond initiative, Recreation Engineering & Planning was retained to design and implement this major trail/corridor project. Completion of a City-wide master trail system plan was also part of the overall project. Major portions of the Yampa River Trail were built in 1990 with the remainder constructed in 1991. Also designed and supervised construction of fish habitat and boating improvements in the Yampa River, within the City.
73) Boulder Creek Whitewater Course, City of Boulder, CO 1990. Obtained a grant from the City of Boulder Parks Department to construct a whitewater kayak course on Boulder Creek. The project included reconstruction of a 1/4 mile section of the Creek to create a series of small drops and pools that allows boating at very low flows. The project also included construction of 25 semi-permanent slalom gates. The course was built on schedule and is the location for many major whitewater events.
74) St. Vrain River Restoration, Town of Lyons, CO 1989-1990. Obtained a major grant to restore a segment of the South St. Vrain River, including stream habitat improvements, a pedestrian trail, bridge, and pocket parks. The project was completed on schedule and within budget and is currently enjoyed by hundreds of people each year.
75) Two Forks River Park, Deckers, CO 1989. Development of a major regional park within the proposed Two Forks Reservoir area. Presented to many federal, state, and local agencies.
76) Clear Creek Master Plan, City of Golden, CO 1987. Master development plan for the two mile Clear Creek Corridor as it passes through academic, residential, urban and industrial areas of downtown Golden. Trail, in-channel, public facility, and park improvements have become part of the revitalized area of the Creek.
77) Arkansas River Boat Chute at the Mt. Shavano Fish Hatchery, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 1986-1987. This assignment included final design, implementation, and coordination of State and local agencies. Related boating access improvements were also included in this project.
78) Boat Landing and Pocket Park, Salida, CO 1986-1987. Design engineer and project manager for an in-town river boat landing and mini whitewater park on the Arkansas River. The project was built with a grant from the Coors Company.
79) Whitewater Boating Bypass, Colorado Water Conservation Board, 1985-1989. Whitewater boating designer for the $1 million whitewater boating bypass project on the South Platte River at Union Avenue. This assignment included performance of alternatives evaluation, design, and obtaining approvals from many jurisdictions.
80) South Platte River Master Plan, Urban Drainage District, 1983. This project included resource inventory, soliciting input from various agencies, interest groups, municipalities, and citizens; formulating plans and preliminary designs for parks, natural areas, bike and pedestrian paths, access points, river improvements, and fish-wildlife habitat improvements; producing cost estimates for each phase; recommendations for maintenance programs; and conducting public presentations for the project.
81) Miscellaneous Boat Chutes, Denver, CO 1983-1987. Designed and model-tested safety improvements installed in the Platte River-3rd Avenue Dam boating bypass structures.
TRAILWORK PROJECTS:
Billings Area Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, 1993-99. Trail designer for the Yellowstone River Trail for Billings, Montana. These projects, completed in conjunction with Fisher and Associates, are approved and currently being implemented.
Black Eagle Dam, Great Falls, MT
