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Canal Importation Ponds & Outfall Project#

This drainage improvement project was completed in 2012 in the Canal Importation Drainage Basin. The project was identified in the 2002-03 Stormwater Master Plan initiative.

The CIPO project was awarded the American Public Works Association Colorado Chapter annual award as the top Drainage and Flood Control Project in a Large Community in 2011. The award was presented to the project team (Fort Collins Utilities, Ayres Associates, Anderson Consulting Engineers, Garney Construction) in January 2012.

A 2010 aerial view of Red Fox Meadows at the southeast corner of Taft Hill and Prospect roads.

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Scraping your dishes clean instead of rinsing them before putting them in the dishwasher saves water. 

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