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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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