The North Douglas Creek Channel Restoration project is nearing completion. It's a major achievement in the continued efforts to improve the City’s stormwater system.
North Douglas Creek Channel Restoration is the last site in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2013 audit of the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit that led to the City’s stormwater court case. It is also one of the 71 identified projects through the City’s Inter-Governmental Agreement with Pueblo County that committed Colorado Springs to spend $460 million over the next two decades to enhance public safety, provide improved water detention, improve water quality, and reduce flows, including the amount of sediment that flows downstream.
Extreme erosion through the 1,000 feet of natural channel was threatening to damage Sinton Road and I-25, adjacent properties, and railroad tracks. Utilities including water lines, gas mains, and sewer lines had to be relocated several times to prevent erosion into the creek. It took many years for the City to get this project to construction due to the complexity of the project area. Additional easements were required from adjacent property owners. Extensive coordination was needed with both CDOT and the Union Pacific Railroad. Once complete, the project will protect Sinton Road, multiple utilities, railroad tracks, adjacent properties and reduce the amount of sediment that is eroded downstream into Monument Creek.
