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Water and land
Wells and water rights, septic and rural land, mineral rights, and what it really means to own ground in a place where water is its own kind of property.
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Water and land
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.
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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.
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Boulder County well water testing is owner homework
With a private Boulder County well, routine testing and upkeep fall on you, not a utility, so safe water is owner homework.
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Colorado Springs water rules follow the service address
Outdoor watering rules follow your water provider, not the county line, so check the service address before installing turf or setting a sprinkler schedule.
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Custer septic work needs the right OWTS permit
Custer County OWTS permits cover septic installs, modifications, repairs, and upgrades, with inspection and approval required.
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Delta County ditch and stream setbacks can shape a site plan
Setbacks from ditches, road right-of-way, property lines, and the top of a stream bank can shrink the buildable part of a parcel.
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Delta County flood zone status starts with a map check
The county GIS map and its FEMA flood hazard layer are where to start checking whether a property sits in a flood zone.
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Delta County floodplain septic needs Environmental Health too
Floodplain development with a septic system in Delta County needs Environmental Health septic permits on top of the floodplain permit.
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Delta County septic permits need an address first
In Delta County a parcel needs an assigned address before anyone can apply for a septic permit, so addressing comes first.
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Delta County septic systems need to stay with the served structure
When you split or reshape a Delta County lot, the plat must show the septic, and the whole system has to stay on the parcel it serves.
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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.
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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.
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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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Douglas County land ownership is not the same as a water right
Owning Douglas County land with a creek on it does not give you the water; a surface right is separate property you must verify.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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Larimer County subdivision review asks how water will work
Larimer County's preliminary plat asks how each new lot will get legal water and approved wastewater, because a plat line creates neither on its own.
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Logan County land divisions need a real water-supply check
Dividing land here means proving the water is real; counties refer the supply studies to DWR for an opinion.
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No recent flood does not clear a Jefferson County property
A property with no recent flood can still sit in a floodplain, so check the county map and FEMA records before you trust the quiet.
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