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30 Porch Notes tagged “drainage,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - El Paso County

An El Paso County floodplain can change a simple project

In an El Paso County flood hazard area, grading, paving, storage, and a shed all count as development and can trip floodplain rules.

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Home and property - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe floodplain work can need a permit even when it seems minor

Work inside a regulated floodplain can need a development permit even when the project seems to cause no harm at all.

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Water and land - El Paso County

El Paso County storm drains do not go to a treatment plant

Stormwater in El Paso County's MS4 moves through inlets, ditches, and ponds straight to natural waterways, never to a treatment plant.

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Home and property - Douglas County

A Douglas addition can trigger drainage and septic review

A Douglas County addition can pull in drainage, erosion and sediment control, and a septic approval letter when bedrooms grow.

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Water and land - Denver County

Denver building projects can need SUDP review

A Denver building permit can carry a separate SUDP sewer-and-drainage review by DOTI before construction is clear to begin.

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Water and land - Weld County

In Weld County, dumping into storm drainage is a water issue

In Weld County, spills, dumping, and stray wash water that reach storm drainage count as illicit discharges the MS4 program works to stop.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

Jeffco development needs a drainage plan before water finds one

Jeffco's storm drainage criteria set minimum design rules that development from subdivisions to land-disturbance permits must meet before approval.

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Home and property - Jefferson County

Jeffco floodplain work needs a permit before the dirt moves

Work in Jeffco's Floodplain Overlay District needs a floodplain permit, even small jobs like fencing, fill, or grading.

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Home and property - Larimer County

Larimer County floodplain work can need a permit before the work starts

Development or construction in a designated Larimer County floodplain usually needs a floodplain development permit first.

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Water and land - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County's stormwater manual follows unincorporated development

In unincorporated Arapahoe County, the stormwater manual sets how drainage facilities are planned, built, used, and maintained as land develops.

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Home and property - Denver County

Denver floodplain rules are address-specific

A Denver floodplain question turns on what the map says about one address, and mapped lots can need extra drainage review.

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Home and property - Denver County

Denver foundations still need Colorado soil homework

Denver's clay-rich Front Range soil swells with moisture and pushes on foundations, slabs, and walks, so water management is part of the structure.

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Water and land - Douglas County

Douglas County drainage plans follow the county manual

Drainage reports, plans, and designs tied to Douglas County zoning or subdivision review must meet the county's storm drainage criteria manual.

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Water and land - Douglas County

Douglas County rural manure piles can become a water issue

On rural Douglas County acreage, where manure sits and where runoff travels are the same question, since stormwater flows straight to creeks.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

In Jeffco, drainageways need to stay open

Blocking a drainageway, ditch, or channel on your Jeffco lot is prohibited when it causes flooding that would not otherwise happen.

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Water and land - Weld County

In Weld County, drainage review is part of development homework

Subdividing, grading, or paving land in Weld County can trigger a drainage review so runoff does not flood the neighbors.

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Home and property - Larimer County

A Larimer County private crossing is also a drainage question

A private crossing in Larimer County can pull in building, drainage, and floodplain review, so call Engineering before you apply.

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Home and property - Pueblo County

A Pueblo County house permit may touch drainage or street improvements

A Pueblo County house permit can require plans to show drainage, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or roadways, pulling public works into the review.

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Water and land - Adams County

Adams County drainage maintenance still depends on runoff from many places

Adams County maintains the pipes and ditches, but the water and sediment they carry come from both public and private land.

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Cars and driving - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe road requests work best with a specific issue and place

A road report to Arapahoe County travels faster when you name the issue type, the exact spot, and what is actually wrong.

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Water and land - El Paso County

In El Paso County, driveway culverts are not all county maintenance

The county clears culverts under its own roads and ditches, but the culvert under your driveway is yours to keep open before a storm.

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Water and land - Larimer County

Larimer County stormwater is also water-quality homework

In Larimer County, runoff ties into drainage, floodplains, and water quality, so changing how water leaves your lot affects more than your lot.

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Cars and driving - Larimer County

Larimer road reports start with county maintenance

Report a rough road, failing bridge, or drainage problem only after confirming the road is county-maintained; emergencies route to dispatch or 911.

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Home and property - Adams County

Road and drainage review can matter on Adams County home projects

On Adams County projects, a driveway, grading change, or big outbuilding can trigger a road and drainage review beyond the building wall.

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Home and property - Larimer County

Swelling soil is normal Larimer County foundation homework

Swelling soils expand when wet and can damage Front Range homes, so drainage and foundation condition are worth a close look before you buy.

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Home and property - Adams County

Adams County floodplain work may need local review

Building, filling, or grading in a mapped Adams County flood area can trigger a floodplain-use permit and local engineering review.

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Water and land - Adams County

Some Adams County stormwater ponds are private homework

In Adams County, if a stormwater pond sits on your land you own it and are responsible for managing and maintaining it.

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Cars and driving - Custer County

A new Custer driveway to a county road needs an access permit

New driveway connections to a Custer County road, and changes to existing ones, need an access permit from Road and Bridge.

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Local rules - Otero County

Road access and culverts in Otero County start with the county

A new driveway off an Otero County road is an access, drainage, and safety question for Road and Bridge before it is a gravel choice.

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Home and property - Broomfield County

Broomfield maps its floodplains, and they follow its drainages

Broomfield tracks floodplains along its creeks and channels and offers an online tool to check whether a specific property sits in a mapped flood area.

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