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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - September 12, 2014
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This week on Inside Boulder News: The city and community reflect on the first anniversary of the September 2013 flood. SPECIAL EXTENDED EPISODE.
A
Over
a
5-day
period,
more
than
18
inches
of
rain
fell
and
on
September
13
2013
Boulder
County
was
declared
a
national
disaster
area.
Damage
to
city
infrastructure
and
public
lands
is
currently
estimated
at
twenty
seven
point:
three
million
dollars
and
private
property
damage
estimated
at
300
million
the
flood
tested
the
city
county
and
communities
resilience
and
resulted
in
many
successes
as
well
as
lessons
learned.
The
one
year
anniversary
provided
a
natural
opportunity
for
cities
and
individuals
to
come
together
to
share
their
stories.
Many
of
the
commemorative
events
fell
under
the
countywide
umbrella
of
boko
strong.
A
B
A
C
A
You
missed
it.
You
can
find
the
entire
discussion
right
here
on
Boulder
channel
8.
As
we
continue
to
move
forward.
You
can
find
information
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week
about
flood
recovery,
creeks
and
floodplains,
and
flood
safety
in
the
city
of
boulder
at
boulder
flood
Infonet.
Almost
every
single
trail
on
the
open
space
in
mountain
park
system
sustained
significant
damage
during
the
flood.
When
the
flooding
subsided,
the
community
came
out
in
droves
to
repair
their
beloved
open
space
after.
D
The
flood
we
were
absolutely
inspired
and
amazed
by
the
outpouring
of
support
that
we
that
we
had
we
were
able
to
coordinate
over
60
volunteer
projects,
and
we
were
really
impressed
that
we
had
over
a
thousand
volunteers
that
offered
about
6,000
hours
to
help
us
rebuild
this.
The
system
that
everyone
just
loves.
We
had
projects
to
remove
debris
from
the
flood.
We
had
miles
and
miles
of
fence,
line
to
repair
and
restore.
They
were
Creek
corridors
to
rehab
and
then
also
trails
to
rebuild
and.
E
A
D
Have
a
history
for
people:
they
have
memories
and
connections
that
they've
built
over
time.
They
might
go
on
a
trail
for
their
favorite,
their
favorite
run
or
their
favorite
picnicking
spot
and
the
favorite
climb,
and
they
just
you
know
it's
part
of
who
they
are
now
and
to
not
be
able
to
be
out
on
some
of
the
trails
on
the
days
after
the
flood.
I
think
that
really
struck
a
chord
with
people.
D
A
F
We've
tried
to
replant
these
areas
to
augment
the
natural
processes
of
revegetation
and
regrowth
to
allow
these
birds
and
these
mammals
to
come
back
in
in
a
disturbance,
free
area
and
so
largely
what
we've
asked
the
visitors
to
do
and
what
we
tend
to
do
as
staff
is
to
stay
on
trail
and
not
enter
these
areas,
because
we'd
like
to
provide
as
much
space
and
as
much
opportunity
for
these
wildlife
communities
to
adjust
to
a
modified
habitat.
Despite.
A
The
50
trail
repair
and
reconstruction
projects
that
have
been
completed
since
the
flood,
there's
still
more
work
to
be
done.
Ten
projects
are
currently
in
progress
and
there
are
29
more
in
the
planning
stages
to
volunteer
visit,
Oh,
SMP
org,
and
look
for
the
get
involved,
link
on
the
night
of
September
12
2013
long
time,
boulder
resident
and
business
owner
Bob
Drake
lost.
Seventy
percent
of
his
retirement
income,
his
6,000
square
foot
office
building
with
18
tenants,
was
split
in
half
by
a
mudslide
that
came
down
from
Flagstaff
Mountain.
You.
G
Know
when
you
have
a
problem,
that's
so
big!
You
have!
No!
You
can't
figure
out
how
to
solve
the
problem.
We
have
to
break
the
problem
into
smaller
pieces
and
hit
the
pieces
all
at
won't.
You
know
one
at
a
time
and
the
first
thing
I
did
was
call
Tracy
Winfrey
at
the
city
and
I
told
her
I.
Can't
I
can't
have
seven
meetings
with
city
officials.
I
have
to
meet
with
someone
from
open
space,
which
is
right
by
the
building.
I
have
to
meet
someone
with
planning.
G
G
G
G
Criticizes
government
officials,
but
they
were
there,
they
haven't
rebuilt
the
building
they
haven't.
Given
me,
I
still
I'm
sure
going
to
have
to
go
through
incredible
hoops
to
get
a
building
rebuilt
if
I
end
up
wanting
to
rebuild
the
building.
But
it's
it's
nice
to
know
that
there
are
people
on
your
side.
The.
A
City
of
boulders
waste
water
treatment
facility
and
its
collection
system
are
critical
to
the
operation
of
daily
life
in
Boulder.
The
collection
system
is
made
up
of
about
360
miles
of
pipes.
Those
pipes
start
on
residential
streets
at
eight
inches
of
peace
and
gradually
flow
into
larger
pipes
to
eventually
reach
the
wastewater
treatment
facility.
During
the
September
2013
flood,
the
system
held
up
despite
significant
challenges.
You.
H
Know
the
treatment
facility
actually
did
rather
remarkable,
if
you
think
about
it.
The
average
daily
flow
at
the
treatment
facility
is
about
12
million
gallons
a
day,
and
during
the
flood
period
we
peaked
at
50
million
gallons
a
day,
which
is
four
times
that
flow
and
we
stayed
at
50
or
exceeded
that
for
about
60
second
days.
So,
although
the
facility
was
completely
surrounded
by
water
and
handled
the
flow,
just
fine,
although.
A
H
When
it
was
flooding,
we
just
had
to
endure
the
period
and
watch
it
quite
closely.
Since
that
time
we
actually
have
hired
a
consulting
engineer
and
have
completed
a
design,
and
we
will
be
bidding
that
project
to
basically
realign
about
800
feet
of
that
section,
and
we
will
be
pulling
the
Interceptor
back
from
the
creek
about
50
to
80
feet,
and
so
it
won't
be
as
susceptible
to
future.
Flood
flows
at
the
embankment
staff.
A
H
There
was
good
news
and
bad
news.
The
good
news
is,
we
found
very
little
debris
because
the
velocities
in
the
water
were
so
high,
gets
scoured
it
and
basically
moved
it
all
down
toward
the
plant.
But
in
the
inspection
process
we
understood
that
there
is
a
lot
of
internal
corrosion
going
on
from
in
the
concrete
pipe,
which
is
not
a
typical,
because
the
pipe
is
50
years
old
and
it's
made
of
concrete
and
it
has
a
certain
lifespan
and
it's
approaching
the
end
of
it.
The.
A
H
We
have
been
lining
for
the
last
10
years
and
we've
been
riding
lining
at
a
rate
doing
about
three
miles
a
year,
and
at
that
rate
it
would
take
on
the
order
of
about
90
years
to
complete
the
system.
So
when
we
started
going
through
the
budget
process
and
talking
to
our
water
resource
advisory
board
that
they
wanted
us
to
identify
a
more
accelerated
pace
with
which
to
do
the
condition
assessment
in
the
rehab,
so
these
increase
rates
will
permit
us
to
get
through
the
system
in
much
shorter
time.
A
year.
H
Have
better
information
on
the
condition
of
the
system
than
we've
ever
had
before,
and
we
will
continue
to
in
the
next
four
years
as
we
continue
this
analysis.
We
also
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
high
priority
projects
because
of
all
the
damage
and
the
inundation
and
where
the
flooding
and
the
sanitary
sewer
backups
were
so.
The
dollars
that
we
spend
on
these
projects
will
be
going
toward
the
worst-case
scenarios
in
the
city.
More.
A
Information
about
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
the
proposed
2015
budget
can
be
found
on
the
city's
website.
Trent
folica
is
the
lead
traffic
signal
technician
for
the
city
of
Boulder.
He
and
his
crew
are
not
only
responsible
for
all
the
traffic
signals
in
the
city,
but
also
maintaining
all
of
the
by
path
and
underpass
lighting
systems,
school
flasher
systems
and
mid
block
pedestrian
crossing
signals,
as
water
began
to
rise
last
sep
tember
the
first
priority
for
the
signal
crew
didn't
have
anything
to
do
with
traffic.
We.
A
I
The
work
we've
done
over
the
course
of
the
last
ten
years
to
majorly
upgrade
the
traffic
signal
infrastructure
here
in
Boulder
by
rewiring
and
conduit
repairs
and
traffic
signal.
Cabin
upgrades
started
to
show
it's
worth,
so
we
really
lost
very
few
intersections,
even
during
the
worst
of
the
flooding
for.
J
Train
we
transport
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
7500
kids
a
day
and
there's
always
problems
that
pop
up
with
that.
You
know,
there's
always
something.
There's
always
something,
and
so
will
you
try
to
do
be
as
flexible,
provide
as
much
service
as
we
can
and
always
as
safely
as
possible
flexibility.
A
J
J
Airport
was
kind
of
interesting
because
we
had
we
had
all
the
refugees
coming
out
and
they
had
all
they
had
of
the
belongings
I
could
carry
with
them,
though
the
pets
they
had,
these
dogs,
cats,
everything
and
not
things.
We
normally
carry
on
a
school
bus,
so
that
was
something
some
of
the
dog
carriers
were
so
large.
We
had
trouble
getting
them
into
the
buses
Young.
A
A
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information
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transportation
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