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Water Resources

Connecting Communities Through Water

48

local waterways we’ve worked in and around

$250k

donated to water resiliency organizations

11

beavers rescued and relocated

115+

Water Resources projects

Water Resource Experts

Our team is passionate about integrating rivers into communities in a real, tangible way.

Calibre’s Water Resources Team is dedicated to integrating rivers into communities. We excel at sustainable and innovative water resource designs, focusing on recreation, access, resilient design, ecological preservation, and habitat restoration. Our expertise includes river restoration, flood mitigation, and infrastructure design. Clients benefit from our ability to provide ingenious and sustainable solutions and our commitment to excellence and community service. Work with us to harness the power of water for the benefit of the environment and society.

How We Help

  • Bank stabilization
  • Boat ramps
  • Bridge scour
  • Channel restoration
  • Dam and spillway design
  • Debris protection
  • Diversions and hydraulic structures
  • Erosion control
  • Feasibility studies
  • Flood mitigation
  • Geomorphology
  • Holistic stream planning
  • Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) modeling
  • In-stream and pumped whitewater parks
  • In-Water recreation
  • Low Impact Development
  • Master planning
  • Moveable obstacles
  • Permitting
  • Pond design
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Recirculating water
  • Retaining walls
  • River engineering
  • River restoration
  • River surf parks and adjustable waves
  • Storm conveyance
  • Stormwater management
  • Stream bed enhancements
  • Swiftwater rescue centers
  • Training canals
  • Waterway access
  • Wetlands mitigation
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Why Calibre

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We Love
Water

We appreciate water’s significant impact on the environment, the community, and the lives of the people we serve. Our team believes in the power of recreation and access and the principles of resilient design, ecological preservation, and habitat restoration.

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Community
Focused

We integrate rivers into communities, focusing on recreation, access, the economy, and overall well-being. We tailor our designs to the community’s needs while promoting sustainable water management practices.

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Responsible Transformation

Our Water Resources team continually seeks to preserve the health and vitality of the communities in which we work while continuing to push boundaries and deliver high-Calibre designs.

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“Our expertise extends to managing comprehensive inventories, assessing the condition of existing infrastructure, and strategically planning capital improvements. We prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring the longevity of water networks.”
Brian Stephens-Hotopp, PE, CFM, CPESC, CPSWQ, ENV-SP
Vice President, Engineering Services
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What Clients are Saying

“Working with Calibre is a pleasure. Specifically, their performance has, and continues to be, exceptional as we have planned and engineered River Mile. As engineers, they are uniquely creative as they both solve engineering and planning problems.”

Christopher Shears, FAIA, SAR+

“The Calibre team shows great poise in reacting to the ever-changing project needs, and I’m regularly impressed with the speed at which they produce such quality work.”

Evan Kurtis, Construction Manager, REVESCO Properties

“Calibre looks beyond the usual run of the mill approaches and instead offers out of the box thinking that make our projects better.”

Kyle Harris, Senior Vice President, Master Planned Communities, McWhinney

Featured Projects

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  • Denver
  • CO

The South Platte River Rehabilitation and Hydraulic Modeling

Located in the heart of downtown Denver, the South Platte River Rehabilitation project spans one...

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A cityscape featuring tall modern buildings, a green park with walking paths, bridges over a river designed by civil engineering experts, people kayaking and relaxing by the water, and mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
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  • Denver
  • CO

The River Mile

Situated in the vibrant heart of Downtown Denver, Calibre is proud to contribute to a...

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  • Englewood
  • CO

Oxford Pipeline at Santa Fe, Conditions Assessment

Calibre conducted a comprehensive assessment of a critical CMP and RCP stormwater pipe. The project...

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A small pond surrounded by yellowed reeds, green grass, and trees under a cloudy sky, with the water reflecting the clouds above—an inspiring scene for any Denver engineer seeking tranquility in nature.
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  • Aurora
  • CO

Original Aurora Stormwater Master Plan & Hydraulic Modeling

Calibre undertook a comprehensive stormwater master planning project for the 1,200-acre Original Aurora area in...

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  • Littleton
  • CO

Jackass Gulch

The Jackass Gulch project encompasses approximately 1,000 acres of critical watershed management. Calibre was contracted...

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  • Englewood
  • CO

Hydraulic-Hydrologic Modeling, 2d Modeling, & Regional Floodproofing Manual

In July 2018, Englewood faced unprecedented 100-year flooding events that severely impacted three major basins,...

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