Disaster Recovery Management: Hazard Mitigation

Denver procured BASE Tactical to manage a complex project with two federal funding sources, CDBG-DR and HMGP. We reviewed compliance with state and federal regulations, including federal environmental requirements.

The Sanderson Gulch improvements sat on a Superfund site where radioactive material was discovered, which made the state and federal requirements very complex. We managed all environmental communication so grant dollars were never at risk, and helped the City complete the multi-million-dollar project.

The work removed 100 properties from the floodplain along the South Platte River. Box culverts gave way to an open, more natural channel with a series of small drop structures leading to a large outfall on the river. The project won the 2020 CAFSM Engineering Excellence Award.