CDBG-DR 2017-107 - Left Hand Creek Restoration at 63rd Street Extension

The Lefthand Watershed OVersight Group (LWOG) has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Watershed Resilience Pilot Program for the restoration of Left Hand Creek at 63rd Street Extension. This grant has been awarded to complete as much design and creek restoration as possible with the funding set forth, and within the established time frames and including all permit fees. The project will address multiple objectives including long-term flood resilience within the reach, improved resilience in upstream and downstream reaches due to the improved functioning within the project reach, restoration of aquatic and riparian habitat, and restoration of recreational access. Flood resilience will be attained through a reliance on soft-path, rather than hard-path, approaches, consistent with aesthetics, ecological function, and recreation. The project will restore the channel in this reach to provide conveyance capacity, a deeper low flow channel, channel and bank stability, and a reestablished floodway.