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Greetings from Olsson Associates
 Summer is waning in the Rocky Mountains, and it's been a memorable one. The devastating wildfires throughout our state affected many of our clients, and their families and we hope each of you is on the path to recovery.
Change is upon us here in Olsson's Colorado offices! My interim role as office leader is coming to an end, and it's my pleasure to introduce our new office leader, John Bolders. John will take on my current responsibilities in this role, including authoring our e-newsletter greetings, and you can read more about him in the article below. With John's arrival, I will be moving back to my role as Olsson's Municipal Services Practice Leader.
We've got some interesting conferences coming up, including the Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Conference next month in Colorado Springs. Water Resources Engineer Deb Ohlinger will be a presenter and has given us a synopsis of a case study she'll present at the conference. We've also included some fun news about our mentor program with the Colorado School of Mines. We're influencing the next generation of engineers to better serve you!
As always, I welcome your questions or feedback as we trek into the fall! |
John Bolders Joins Olsson Associates as Colorado Region Office Leader
 John Bolders has joined Olsson Associates as the Colorado regional office leader. He is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the firm's offices in Golden and Grand Junction, Colorado; Scottsbluff, Nebraska; and Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Tricky Creek Project in Thornton Topic of September Stormwater Conference
By Deb Ohlinger, PE, CFM, and Chance Uhrich, EI
The City of Thornton needed help. The Grange Hall Creek thalweg had lowered in the reach between 108th Avenue and Riverdale Road in Thornton, exposing five sanitary sewer crossings and leaving high vertical banks. One sanitary sewer crossing was precariously suspended above the creek bottom, and bank erosion threatened an adjacent pedestrian trail. The channel needed to be stabilized to protect the sanitary sewer lines and the trail. Olsson's creative and resouceful staff members were able to help.
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Olsson's Golden office and see the large, white "M" on the hillside of the Colorado School of Mines campus. That "M" is a daily reminder to our staff members that the work we do in the future as engineers depends on the education and practical experiences of engineering students today.