![One of the metal nets in Queen's Canyon](https://i1.wp.com/wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/08/Mitigation_new.jpg)
Much of the work being done to help prevent another disaster like the August 9 flood in Manitou Springs can’t be seen. As flood watches and warning continue to threaten the Waldo Canyon burn scar area on an almost daily basis, I sat down with Manitou Mayor Marc Snyder and KRCC News Director Andrea Chalfin to talk about what’s planned and what’s already been done to mitigate the flood threat.
![A catchment basin in Sand Gulch](https://i1.wp.com/wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/08/Catchment-scaled.jpg)