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David J. Love, PE

Principal Engineer/President
Education: 

B.S. Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines
Graduate Course work in Hydraulics, University of Colorado, Denver

Registration: 

Affiliation: 

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Council of Engineering Consultants American Public Works Association
Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Professional Engineers of Colorado, Past President, Boulder Chapter
Construction Specifications Institute
Association of State Floodplain Managers

David has more than thirty-seven (37) years of experience in civil and water resource engineering for federal, state, municipal, industrial, agricultural, and private sector clients. David’s areas of expertise includes civil, master planning, site planning, hydraulics, hydrology, storm drainage, flood control, recreation engineering, environmental design, wetland mitigation, in-stream water quality and habitat improvements, road design, water supply, sewerage, and subsurface drainage and permitting for floodplain and stormwater projects. Due to David's unique approach in forging functional engineering solutions with environmental and aesthetic concerns, he has been a featured speaker at several professional conferences and engineering-related lectures at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has also taught construction inspection courses to City of Boulder Public Works employees. Additionally, he is a qualified Federal Court expert witness in the areas of major drainageway master planning, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, preliminary design, final design, cost estimating and construction management and has provided depositions and/or testimony on numerous court cases.

Key Projects: 
Drainage & Flood Control Master Plans & Designs
  • South Platte River Final Design at Globeville, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and the City & County of Denver, Colorado
  • Fourmile Canyon Creek Drainageway Master Plan, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and the City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Town of Erie Outfall Systems Master Plan Design, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and the Town of Erie, Colorado
  • Bear Canyon Creek Channel Improvements Final Design & Letter of Map Revision, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Canyon Center Flood Protection Levee & Wall System | Madsen & Sons, Boulder, Colorado
  • Mapleton Hill Master Drainage Plan, City of Boulder, Colorado

Irrigation Engineering
  • Enterprise Ditch Company, Boulder County, Colorado
  • E-470 Authority vs. German Ditch Company and FRICO | Consultation, Expert Witness and Deposition, E-470 Authority, Adams County, Colorado
  • Longmont Reservoir & St. Vrain River Intake Design, City of Longmont, Colorado
  • Anderson Ditch Improvement | University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • Farmers Ditch/I-25 Underpass Pedestrian Trail, City of Northglenn, Colorado
  • Eggleston Reservoirs #3 & #4, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder, Colorado
Civil and Infrastructure Design
  • South Platte River at Globeville & North Areas Final Design of River Enhancements, Aquatic and Wildlife Enhancements, Trails and Flood Control, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and the City & County of Denver, Colorado
  • Infrastructure Design for 65-Acre N. Boulder Community Park, City of Boulder Parks and Recreation, Boulder, Colorado
  • Waterglen 130-Acre Planned Unit Development | W.W. Reynolds Company, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Infrastructure Design for 160-Acre University of Colorado Boulder Research Park, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • 75th Street Bridge Design & Channel Improvements, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and Boulder County, Colorado
Environmental Design & Wetland Mitigation
  • 23-Acre Wetland Mitigation Design & Construction Observation for University of Colorado Boulder Research Park, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • Wetland Restoration & In-Stream Improvements, Town of Edwards, Colorado
  • Wetland Mitigation Design for 2.3 Acres at Williams Village, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • Kennedy Golf Course Expansion, City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation, Denver, Colorado
  • Non-Point Source Pollution Riverine Improvements (Multiple Reaches), Boulder Creek, City of Boulder, Colorado
Site Analysis & Final Design
  • Site Analysis & Landscape Architecture Design of Folsom Entry at University of Colorado, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
  • 13th Street & Municipal Campus Plaza and Street Improvements, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Waterglen Planned Unit Development | W.W. Reynolds Company, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Site Planning and Final Design for Expansion of Storage Tek's Louisville Campus | Storage Tek, Longmont, Colorado
  • Boulder Police Building Site Analysis, Parking Lot & Site Drainage Design, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Boulder High School Expansion Site Analysis, Parking Lot & Site Drainage Design, City of Boulder and Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, Colorado
Special Studies
  • FEMA Region VIII Limited Map Maintenance Project Flood Studies, 1990-1995, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • High Hazard Flood Zone Analysis and Modeling, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Drainage Improvement Cost Assessment Analysis, Town of Columbine Valley, Colorado
  • Flood Protection Design School & Video, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado & Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Lawn Lake Dam Failure Litigation, Estes Park, Colorado
Water- Based Recreation Engineering
  • South Platte River at Globeville & North Areas Final Design of River Enhancements, Aquatic and Wildlife Enhancements, Trails and Flood Control, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District and the City & County of Denver, Colorado
  • Flagstaff Downtown Revitalization Master Plan, City of Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Control of Non-Point Source Pollution in Boulder Creek with Best Management Practices, A Demonstration Project, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Boulder Creek Recreation Corridor Hydraulic Analysis, Fish Observatory & Facilities Design, City of Boulder, Colorado
  • Arkansas River Whitewater Boat Chute Analysis, Design, & Construction Observation, Colorado Division of Wildlife with the City of Salida, Chaffee County, and Colorado Outdoor Recreation Resource
  • Centennial Park Park Water Feature & Fishing Dock Design, City of Englewood, Colorado