ttystikk
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I'm thinking the local department of city engineers needs a little more credit than I've seen them get. After all, this disaster has been unfolding all around us, a full 360 degrees of devastation. But not here. I know Damn good and well it's no accident, either. Nearly 20 years ago, this town thought it did a good job of flood management, only to watch a flood smash their award winning structures and take four lives. Stung by the failure of their best efforts- like I said, they got national awards for their work, it's not like they did a shit job- they went back to the drawing board, rebuilt the entire flood control network across the whole city, issued new regulations for all future development and installed ANOTHER 'state of the art' defense in depth flood control and containment system.
As Monty Python might say, "...and this one stayed up!" We got well over six inches of rain in just a few hours- but the event the system was redesigned for was ready for TWICE that.
City of Fort Collins Department of Engineering and Flood Management, take a bow. Y'all saved lives last week. The absence of our city's plight in the headlines is its own rare sort of quiet, unsung satisfaction.
Thanks again for the dry feet, guys!
As Monty Python might say, "...and this one stayed up!" We got well over six inches of rain in just a few hours- but the event the system was redesigned for was ready for TWICE that.
City of Fort Collins Department of Engineering and Flood Management, take a bow. Y'all saved lives last week. The absence of our city's plight in the headlines is its own rare sort of quiet, unsung satisfaction.
Thanks again for the dry feet, guys!