Stantec shares preliminary designs

Stantec Inc. and Wildland Hydrology’s presentation of the results of their preliminary findings for the Upper North Platte River Restoration Project Friday drew mixed reactions from the public.

The project is intended to alter the North Platte River through Saratoga in order to create a self-sustaining, natural and stable river.

Hydrologist for Wildland Hydrology Dave Rosgen, suggests enhancing the river’s natural flow and building structures which mimic natural elements of the river, to create a long-term, sustainable solution for river stabilization.

The conceptual design of the project incl...