Ordinary High-Water Mark
Defined in the ColoradoDOT standard specifications. This is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
The term “ordinary high-water mark” means that line on the shore established by the fluctuations of water and indicated by physical characteristics such as clear, natural line impressed on the bank, shelving, changes in the character of soil, destruction of terrestrial vegetation, the presence of litter and debris, or other appropriate means that consider the characteristics of the surrounding areas. This is typically the 2 -year storm event elevation. 101.02 101-7 Original Contract Amount. The sum of the total dollar amounts bid for all the construction pay item quantities. In subsection 626.02 this figure is modified for use in calculating partial payments for mobilization.
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