Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Master Plan

Background

The Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Master Plan is the guiding policy document for Boulder's Stormwater and Flood Utility. The purpose of the plan is to improve the management of stormwater to help protect people, places, property and ecosystems in the City of Boulder in a way that builds resilience and is consistent with community values.

City Council approved the current Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Master Plan in 2004, and the Stormwater Master Plan was adopted in 2017. The Flood Management Overview provides important information regarding the city's flood history and risk as well as the various components of the city's flood management program.

In 2020, the city started a project to update the 2004 Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Master Plan. The master planning efforts will include a public process to gather ideas and feedback from the community. The Mile High Flood District will also contribute funding and assistance. Tetra Tech has been hired as a consultant on the project.

Get Involved

Thanks for providing your feedback to our issues questionnaire on Be Heard Boulder! Additional opportunities to engage will be posted here.

The city has recruited community members to participate in a Community Working Group (CWG) to provide feedback on project information at various stages of the master plan update. Thanks to all who applied to serve on the CWG. Final CWG selection was made with the goal of including a diversity of participants from various geographic locations, professional and non-technical backgrounds, renters, property owners, individuals with previous committee experience as well as those new to serving, and with diversity in age, race and gender. We were impressed with the caliber of the applications received. Although we could not take everyone who applied, we encourage all to participate in other forthcoming engagement opportunities. We sincerely appreciate your time and interest!

Members of the CWG will:

Identify and examine issues related to the stormwater and flood management utility;
Provide feedback on information prepared by city staff to ensure it is understandable, complete, and aligns with community goals;
Provide advice on community outreach strategies;
Help share information and gather feedback and input from other community members;
Attend meetings, walkabouts, and webinars; and
Participate at public events and meetings for WRAB and Council.

Community Working Group members:

Ana Casa - Community Connector

Ann Quenzer

Bruce Feinberg

Clancy Phillipsborn

Dylan Blaskey

Elizabeth Black

Elizabeth Payton

George Craft

Joan Lutz

Laurel Hodory

Lillian Hoodes

Mar Matlak - Community Connector

Mark Squillace

Matt Benjamin

Paul Wallick

Philip Michael

Richard Pautch

Steve Pomerance

Tim Holbrook

Ted Rose - WRAB representative

One of the tasks the Community Working Group will be focusing on is providing review of Technical Memos (TMs) provided by the consultant team. These TMs will make up the different chapters of the final update to the Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Master Plan. The TMs will be linked below as they become available. The purpose of the accompanying infographic is to provide a high-level summary of the content found in each TM.

Technical Memo Title

Technical Memo Description

Infographic

TM -1 | Background Information

TM -1 summarizes over 20 existing city plans from four main themes

TM Infographic - English

TM Infographic - Spanish

Important Updates: