Has the study evaluated the CU-South Campus berm and its potential for failure?
The flood mapping study has not included a structural analysis of potential failure for the CU-South Campus berm. The flood mapping study will include a hydraulic analysis without the berm (by removing the feature from the existing conditions topography) and simulate the results for the 100-year and 500-year storms. This approach will identify the maximum volume of flood water that would be expected to flow to the West Valley since there would be no berm to restrict or divert the flow.
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- Could the CU-South Campus berm and property be transformed into a flood detention structure to mitigate South Boulder Creek flooding?
- Will FEMA require hydraulic simulations with and without the CU-South Campus berm as part of the floodplain study?
- Has the study evaluated the CU-South Campus berm and its potential for failure?
