The State of Colorado determined that the spillway at Barr Lake was inadequate to safely pass the inflow design storm. ERC was retained to evaluate existing and future conditions and design a spillway upgrade. ERC evaluated extreme precipitation conditions and defined the Probable Maximum Precipitation of 30 inches in a 48-hour period. When routed the storm produced a peak inflow rate of approximately 40,000 cfs with a total runoff volume of 13,000 acre-feet. Hydraulic modeling showed that a 185 spillway was required to safely pass the inflows while maintaining the required freeboard without raising the dam. The design included replacing the existing earthen spillway with a composite concrete, riprap and soil cement spillway. Additionally, over three miles of perimeter dikes were designed and constructed to control water levels during the design event. ERC completed design, permitting and construction management for the project.