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Dierich Creek Fire

Description of Damage
Type of Work Planned

Project Number Assigned:  _______

State:Colorado

Date of Request: 7/19/02

Date of Event: June 9, 2002

Contact E-mail: stuart.simpson@co.usda.gov

Contact FAX #: 720-544-2965

Name of Event:  Dierich Creek Fire

Type of Event: Wildfire

Location (County, Parish, Other) of Impairment:  Mesa

Cong Dist: 3

Description of Damages:

  • 2,468 Acres Burned (timber, brush, and grass)
  • 575 Acres - Private Land
  • 1,893 Acres - Public Land
  • The sediment from this area will affect public facilities, irrigated lands, and the only road into Glade Park.

Est. of Damages:
$155,500

Number of Sites Investigated: 1

Number of DSR’s Prepared:

Type of Work Planned & No. of Each Type:
    • Sediment Basins - 2
    • Diversion Terraces - 11,000 ft.
    • Seeding - 575 Acres

Number of Sites to be Repaired 1/:1

Total Construction Cost for all Sites:   $58,245.00

Total Financial Assistance Needed: $ 44,000

Total Technical Assistance Needed
$ 12,000

Number of Persons Impacted:
600 Glade Park residents
10 Farm Families

Number of Buildings Impacted:
3 Farmsteads

Number of Utilities Needing Protection:
2 - Stockwater pipe and irrigation ditch

Number of Roads Needing Protection: 
1 - Major Road to Glade Park

REMARKS:
There is significant potential for the next rain event to damage property, public campgrounds, roads, and structures within the burn area. Mesa SCD agrees to be the sponsor for the local 25% of the cost-share $14,300.