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More repairs needed at site of recent drainage channel project in Cimarron Hills area of El Paso County

Krdo · · 444 words · By Scott Harrison
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“After spending $375,000 to repair a crumbling concrete channel in Cimarron Hills earlier this spring, the county will spend $200,000 more to replace two drainage pipes connected to the channel.”
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While web results confirm that El Paso County, Colorado, has drainage issues in Cimarron Hills and Security-Widefield, the specific dollar amounts ($375,000 and $200,000) are not corroborated by the provided evidence. The evidence confirms the location and the general problem but not the specific financial figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cimarron Hills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Cimarron Hills is an enclave of the City of Colora…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimarron_Hills,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Paso County is the most populous county in the U.S state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 730,395, surpassing the city and county of Denver. The county seat is Colorado Spring…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott T. Bottoms is an American politician who is a Colorado state representative from Colorado Springs. A Republican, Bottoms represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which includes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bottoms
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“The channel work limited traffic on Ford Street at the Seneca Road intersection to one lane in each direction, but the latest construction has closed Ford Street entirely, south of Seneca”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of construction and unrelated construction updates in other cities (Cologne, Hood River). There is no mention of Ford Street or Seneca Road in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Construction site and equipment prepared for start of work in Cologne, Germany (2017) Construction is the process involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction
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web search NEUTRAL — Construction management software that is your single source of truth for every project. Learn how Autodesk Construction Cloud can help your teams collaborate securely and quickly across every project …
https://construction.autodesk.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2026 · January 31, 2025 Progress on construction for waterfront stormwater relocation advances on schedule without any major complications. The work on Riverside Drive is nearing completion, w…
https://cityofhoodriver.gov/construction-updates/
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“Donahue said that a crew is replacing two corrugated metal pipes that have deteriorated because of rust or age.”
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The evidence provided includes a medical journal, a pipe replacement in Auburn Hills, and a general article on rust. None of these sources mention the Cimarron Hills project or the specific pipes mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — What is the global prevalence of insufficient physical activity?
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Major milestone' reached as replacement pipe placed in Auburn Hills; here are the next steps. GLWA CEO Sue Coffey said at a press conference on Tuesday that the pipe is officially fixed, and at 2 a.m…
https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/major-milestone-reached-as-…
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web search NEUTRAL — When bare metal gets wet, flash rusting can create a visible layer of corrosion almost immediately. Flash rusting is a rapid corrosion process on bare metal surfaces that can begin within minutes or h…
https://www.ihinges.com/how-long-does-bare-metal-take-to-rus…
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“We upgraded the pipe underneath the south side of Seneca Road to reinforced concrete pipe”
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The evidence provided is completely irrelevant, consisting of a YouTube video about 'The Fall of 76', a technical paper on fire inspection of buildings, and a Quora homepage. No mention of Seneca Road or pipe upgrades.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bunker down and pray for updates.Get Curiosity Stream if you know what's good for you.http://www.curiositystream.com/internethistorianThe first month free by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjyeCdd-dl8
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web search NEUTRAL — This article provides information on the specifics of post-fire inspection of buildings made of reinforced concrete structures, their sequence, and the various deformations that can occur.
https://sr-journals.org/index.php/UJMTCS/article/view/303
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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“because of the unusual pipe size underneath the existing Ford Street was a 43-by-68-inch arched metal corrugated pipe, we've replaced that with a polyurethane-lined, corrugated metal pipe.”
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The evidence provides general information about arched corrugated steel and pipe calculators, but does not confirm the specific replacement of a 43-by-68-inch pipe under Ford Street with a polyurethane-lined one.
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web search NEUTRAL — Under normal circumstances, arched corrugated metal housing project should be a closed lid. Open or semi-open the case, and the lower roof structure due to wind loads uncertainty connected force love …
https://www.corrugatedsteelculvert.com/Arched-corrugated-ste…
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web search NEUTRAL — Buried Corrugated Pipe Design Calculator. Pipe design pressure equals sum of soil, wheel, and vacuum pressures.
https://www.ajdesigner.com/buried-corrugated-pipe/
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web search NEUTRAL — A smooth, plastic-lined corrugated pipe having an intermediate layer of plastic foam. The pipe is made by internally coating a corrugated pipe with a foaming mixture and pressing an expandable cylinde…
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4438056A/en
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“Gutters and drains in the area have also been replaced”
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The evidence consists of retail links for gutters from Home Depot and Lowe's and a service review in Billings, MT. There is no evidence regarding gutters in Cimarron Hills.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get free shipping on qualified Gutters products or Buy Online Pick Up in Store today in the Building Materials Department.
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Gutter-System…
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web search NEUTRAL — What are people saying about gutter services services in Billings, MT? This is a review for a gutter services business in Billings, MT: "I have used All Star Custom Seamless on three houses already an…
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=gutterservices&find_loc=Bil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop gutters and a variety of building supplies products online at Lowes.com.
https://www.lowes.com/pl/gutters-accessories/gutters/4294524…
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“a shorter connected channel west of Valley Street will not be repaired.”
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The evidence provides a definition of a valley and general GIS/drainage software information. It does not mention a specific channel west of Valley Street in Cimarron Hills.
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web search NEUTRAL — A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how to protect your property by utilizing a variety of landscape drainage systems designed to manage stormwater runoff and prevent water damage. Visit...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anRdSVc-2X8
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web search NEUTRAL — Flow Accumulation and Channel Network: streams do not flow through water bodies.SAGA provides tools for both. Deepen drainage routes: - Sink Drainage Route Detection followed by - Sink Removal or Burn…
https://sourceforge.net/p/saga-gis/discussion/790705/thread/…
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“The Cimarron Hills project is similar to a larger project the county finished last spring in Security-Widefield, where crews repaired a half-mile drainage channel that had deteriorated for decades.”
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The KRDO web result mentions a 'crumbling drainage channel through the south side of Security-Widefield' and notes that a 'similar issue has developed in the Cimarron Hills area'. This corroborates the existence of both projects, but the specific 'half-mile' length and 'last spring' timeline are not independently verified by the other provided sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas.El Paso County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_County,_Texas
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web search NEUTRAL — A PVC liner is fed into a manhole to line the inside of a sanitary sewer pipe to protect it from further corrosion caused by sewer gas. This method is being used to repair a section of the 15 Mile Int…
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2026/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Channel links. 9 098 subscribers. View in Telegram.
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“the county agreed to pay the $2.5 million repair cost; but the county won't maintain it because it doesn't own the channel”
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“County officials also said that the channel was originally built in the early 1960s as an irrigation channel and not a drainage channel with modern standards.”
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“the Security-Widefield channel may not have been fixed if not for the availability of federal pandemic recovery money.”
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