Agenda Date: 02/19/2026
Subject:
Title
City Ditch Project Overview
Body
Prepared by:
Ryan Germeroth, Deputy Director of Public Works & Utilities
Presentations:
Brent Soderlin, Director of Public Works & Utilities
Ryan Germeroth, Deputy Director of Public Works & Utilities
Stephanie Ellis, Engineer III, City of Englewood
PURPOSE:
To provide an informational update of Englewood's City Ditch project and to provide an overview of the future options regarding the flume over Lee Gulch in Lower Ridgewood Park.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The City of Englewood is planning to pipe the open channel City Ditch in Reach 2 in late 2026 / early 2027 which will include decommissioning the flume structure over Lee Gulch in Lower Ridgewood Park. Englewood is currently piping a portion of the ditch through Slaughterhouse Gulch Park and in Belleview Park to the north of Littleton limits. City Ditch is Englewood's primary water supply source so piping the ditch will improve the quality, sustainability, resiliency, and safety of the water source. The design effort for this project started in the fall of 2022. Community outreach and coordination was included as a part of the project, including meetings with Historic Littleton, Inc. Due to the potential removal of the flume structures, a request was made by representatives of Historic Littleton, Inc. to consider keeping the flume structures. The City of Littleton then hired a consultant to assess the condition of the flume and provide cost estimates to repair, relocate, and maintain it.
During the Spring and Summer of 2025 staff presented information regarding the flume structure in Reach 3 of the project in Slaughterhouse Gulch Park. After a few presentations before Council at study session and a presentation to the Historic Preservation Commission, it was decided that Littleton would keep the flume in place for future historic preservation. Englewood agreed to reimburse Littleton up t...
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