Relief on the way for Cañon City neighborhood plagued by flooding (CO)

/ Owner - September 5, 2018

A neighborhood plagued by flash flooding due to poor stormwater drainage design is finally getting the promise of relief from city leaders and its homeowners association.  Dawson Ranch, on Cañon City’s far southwest side, endured millions of dollars in property and infrastructure damage from a severe hail storm on July 23. “Mud, boulders, it was nasty,” said Wayne Etter, a Dawson Ranch resident of 14 years. The subdivision was plotted nearly 20 years ago, but stormwater drainage through the community was poorly designed and results in flooding from even moderate-intensity rain storms.    Read the article………………

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