Fourmile Creek Watershed Master Plan DECEMBER 12, 2014 Fourmile Creek TABLE OF CONTENTS Watershed Master Plan Table of Contents 7. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STRATEGIES 7.1 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................................7-1 1. INTRODUCTION 7.2 Conceptual Design Strategies ...................................................................................................................................................7-1 1.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................................................1-1 8. REACH 1 1.2 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................1-1 8.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................8-1 1.3 Project Scope ...........................................................................................................................................................................1-1 8.2 Assessment ...............................................................................................................................................................................8-1 2. PLANNING OBJECTIVES 8.3 Roadway Improvements ...........................................................................................................................................................8-1 8.4 Planning Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................................8-1 2.1 Planning Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................2-1 8.5 Estimated Cost of Unmet Needs ..............................................................................................................................................8-2 2.2 Planning Process ......................................................................................................................................................................2-1 2.3 Relationship of Master Plan to Other Planning Documents .....................................................................................................2-2 9. REACH 2 3. PLANNING AREA DESCRIPTION 9.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................9-1 9.2 Assessment ...............................................................................................................................................................................9-1 3.1 Planning Area ..........................................................................................................................................................................3-1 9.3 Roadway Improvements ...........................................................................................................................................................9-1 3.2 September 2013 Flood .............................................................................................................................................................3-1 9.4 Planning Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................................9-1 3.3 Overview of Reaches ................................................................................................................................................................3-2 9.5 Estimated Cost of Unmet Needs ..............................................................................................................................................9-2 4. DATA COLLECTION 10. REACH 3 4.1 GIS Data .................................................................................................................................................................................4-1 10.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................10-1 4.2 Engineering Data .....................................................................................................................................................................4-1 10.2 Assessment ...........................................................................................................................................................................10-1 4.3 Application of Engineering Data ..............................................................................................................................................4-2 10.3 Roadway Improvements .......................................................................................................................................................10-1 4.4 Unmet Needs / Recommendations ...........................................................................................................................................4-4 10.4 Planning Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................10-2 4.5 Threatened and Endangered Species .........................................................................................................................................4-5 10.5 Estimated Cost of Unmet Needs ..........................................................................................................................................10-3 4.6 Vegetation and Wildlife............................................................................................................................................................4-6 4.7 Existing Plans...........................................................................................................................................................................4-7 11. REACH 4 4.8 Other Data Collection .............................................................................................................................................................4-7 11.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................11-1 5. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS 11.2 Assessment ...........................................................................................................................................................................11-1 11.3 Roadway Improvements .......................................................................................................................................................11-1 5.1 Purpose and Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................5-1 11.4 Planning Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................11-1 5.2 Process .....................................................................................................................................................................................5-1 11.5 Estimated Cost of Unmet Needs ..........................................................................................................................................11-2 5.3 Public Input Summary .............................................................................................................................................................5-2 6. ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION 12. PRIORITIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION 12.1 Prioritization and Phasing of Projects ...................................................................................................................................12-1 6.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................6-1 12.2 Floodplain Management ......................................................................................................................................................12-1 6.2 Alternative Development .........................................................................................................................................................6-1 12.3 Permitting ............................................................................................................................................................................12-2 6.3 Qualitative Evaluation Procedure .............................................................................................................................................6-1 12.4 Implementation ...................................................................................................................................................................12-3 12.5 Funding ...............................................................................................................................................................................12-4