Copper Mountain Base Expansion Wetland Mitigation and Stream Restoration of Wheeler and Ten-Mile Creek

Project Highlights:

• Client: Intrawest Development Group, Copper Mountain, CO, Elevation 9,700 feet AMSL
• Design, permitting and construction of a design/build stream and wetland enhancement project
• Creation of 1.6 acres of mitigation wetlands, realignment and restoration of Wheeler Creek to reduce flood hazards and restore the natural function of the stream and in-stream and riparian corridor enhancements along West Ten-Mile Creek
• Field and design work including selecting restoration sites, conducting baseline inventories of the area, generating a hydraulic computer model to evaluate floodplain issues, selecting species for vegetation, identifying in-stream habitat improvements required, computing a water budget for the site and developed grading and erosion control plans for the site
• Obtained 404 permit, 401 project certification and approval for the project from Colorado Division of Wildlife and Summit County