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49 Porch Notes tagged “stormwater,” from counties across Colorado.
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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->Water and land - Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County soil disturbance can trigger a GESC permit
Land-disturbing work in unincorporated Arapahoe County can need a grading, erosion, and sediment control permit.
Read note ->Water and land - Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County stormwater work is about keeping pollutants out
Arapahoe County's stormwater program keeps waterways cleaner through construction-site controls, an illicit-discharge ban, and public education.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->Water and land - Pueblo County
Big Pueblo County ground disturbance can trigger stormwater review
Disturbing one acre or more inside Pueblo County's MS4 area can trigger county and state stormwater permits before you build.
Read note ->Water and land - Denver County
Denver green infrastructure is water-quality work
That rain garden or planted curb bump-out is stormwater infrastructure, scored by basin to slow runoff and keep pollutants out of Denver waterways.
Read note ->Water and land - Denver County
Denver stormwater permits can start before dirt work
Denver's construction stormwater rules can require a permit and stormwater plan before demolition, grading, or excavation starts.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->Water and land - El Paso County
El Paso County stormwater pollution can travel downstream
Street runoff in El Paso County carries trash, sediment, and fertilizer downstream to creeks, rivers, lakes, and drinking-water supplies.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->Water and land - Jefferson County
Jeffco land disturbance can need water-quality planning
Grading and site work in unincorporated Jeffco can trigger erosion control, stormwater detention, and water-quality drainage rules.
Read note ->Water and land - El Paso County
Permanent stormwater facilities in El Paso County still need maintenance
El Paso County tracks permanent stormwater structures, and a privately owned pond or basin can come with real maintenance duties.
Read note ->Water and land - Weld County
Some Weld County construction sites have a stormwater layer
In urbanized unincorporated parts of Weld County, stormwater rules can add another review step to construction work.
Read note ->Water and land - Weld County
Weld household hazardous waste is also stormwater homework
Paint, used oil, batteries, and yard chemicals can wash into stormwater, so Weld routes them to its household hazardous waste program instead.
Read note ->Water and land - Adams County
Concrete washout in Adams County needs containment
Concrete washout water is caustic; in Adams County it belongs in a containment structure, never in the street, a gutter, or a drainageway.
Read note ->Water and land - Adams County
In Adams County, storm drains are not trash drains
Whatever goes down a storm drain flows untreated into local lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands, so only rain belongs there.
Read note ->Water and land - Weld County
In Weld County, yard care can turn into stormwater care
Pet waste and lawn chemicals can ride Weld County runoff into ponds and streams, so timing and cleanup keep them out.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
Larimer County dirt work can need erosion-control planning
Larimer County stormwater standards require erosion and sediment controls so disturbed soil stays out of roads, ditches, and streams during construction.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County
Parkfield Wetland is a prairie pond with a city job
Parkfield Wetland in northeast Denver is a 2003-built prairie pond that doubles as regional storm detention and open-space habitat.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
A Larimer County drainage letter can be more than a sketch
In Larimer County a drainage letter is a real design document showing how a project will handle runoff, best settled before work begins, not after.
Read note ->Water and land - Logan County
Logan County rain barrels still follow Colorado water rules
Colorado allows residential rain barrels, but the source, total storage, and allowed outdoor use all have state limits.
Read note ->Water and land - Boulder County
Boulder County erosion controls may need to be in place before inspection
Erosion controls must be in place before your first building or stormwater inspection can even be scheduled in Boulder County.
Read note ->Water and land - Boulder County
Boulder County storm drains are not a place to dump
Whatever washes into a Boulder County gutter, ditch, or storm drain heads for local creeks, so keep pollutants out of it.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
Larimer County storm drains are not dumping places
Larimer County storm drains carry runoff straight to waterways untreated, so only stormwater belongs in them unless an allowed exception applies.
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