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