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49 Porch Notes tagged “stormwater,” from counties across Colorado. Page 1 of 3.

Water and land - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe stormwater facilities come with maintenance records

A detention pond or rain garden in Arapahoe County carries a recorded maintenance agreement and an O&M manual naming who keeps it working.

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Water and land - Denver County

Denver storm drains carry runoff without sanitary treatment

Denver storm drains run separate from the sewer, sending street runoff straight toward streams and lakes without any wastewater treatment.

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Water and land - El Paso County

El Paso County dirt work can need stormwater approval before it starts

Beyond installing the first erosion controls, dirt work waits on the construction permit and a Notice to Proceed, so plan the protective setup first.

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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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Water and land - Weld County

In Weld County, the MS4 map can matter before site work

Parcels in Weld County's unincorporated urbanized MS4 area follow county stormwater rules, even when they look rural.

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Water and land - Weld County

Weld County stormwater does not get the household-water treatment

Weld County stormwater runs through roadside ditches straight to local waterways, untreated, so what lands on your property travels with it.

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Water and land - Denver County

A Denver stormwater violation can be more ordinary than chemicals

Anything but rainfall and snowmelt going down a Denver storm drain can count as a pollutant or illicit discharge.

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Home and property - Douglas County

A Douglas County floodplain can add a permit before work starts

A floodplain development permit can be required before any work starts inside a Douglas County mapped flood hazard area.

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Water and land - Arapahoe County

A low-impact Arapahoe GESC permit is still a stormwater permit

A low-impact GESC permit in Arapahoe County is still a stormwater permit, with real erosion controls to keep disturbed soil from leaving the site.

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Water and land - Adams County

Adams County stormwater coverage can affect other permits

Missing the required stormwater permit can stall grading, right-of-way, and building permits that all wait downstream of it.

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Water and land - Adams County

An Adams County stormwater permit may not be the only permit

A county stormwater permit and a state construction permit are two separate layers, and bigger projects can need both.

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Water and land - Adams County

An Adams County SWMP is a live construction document

On an Adams County build, the approved Stormwater Management Plan and erosion plan stay on site and get updated as work goes on.

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Water and land - El Paso County

An El Paso County builder erosion permit still needs site controls

Even a single-lot El Paso County build should run stormwater controls and trained crews, though the builder erosion permit may not require a reviewed plan.

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Water and land - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe drainage reports ask where the water goes

A drainage report traces basins, flow paths, impervious area, detention, and maintenance duties to show where a site's runoff goes.

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Home and property - Douglas County

Douglas County grading can need erosion-control review

Land disturbance in unincorporated Douglas County can need a grading, erosion, and sediment-control permit before work begins.

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Water and land - Douglas County

Douglas County stormwater does not go to the treatment plant

Douglas County storm drains skip treatment entirely and empty into local creeks, so whatever rides the runoff goes straight downstream.

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Water and land - Douglas County

Douglas County stormwater spills have a reporting route

Spills and odd runoff into a storm drain have a reporting route, and you do not need to know the pollutant to flag it.

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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

Jefferson County's drainage criteria set minimum design rules for projects submitted under county land-development review.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

Jeffco illicit discharge rules protect stormwater

In unincorporated Jeffco, an ordinance bars pollutants from the storm sewer system, so check where runoff goes before washing or dumping outside.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

Jeffco permanent stormwater BMPs need maintenance

That basin or swale in your Jeffco subdivision is permanent stormwater infrastructure, and someone has to maintain it or it stops cleaning runoff.

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Water and land - Adams County

Some Adams County projects need stormwater review before work starts

Some construction projects need stormwater review before grading, right-of-way, or building permits can move ahead.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

Stormwater in Jeffco is part of water quality

In unincorporated Jeffco, runoff from your driveway or yard is a water-quality matter, so grading and paving jobs come with rules.

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Water and land - Adams County

Adams County construction BMPs need checks after weather

Erosion controls on an Adams County site need regular checks and another look after rain or snowmelt, when a working BMP can quietly fail.

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