Stormwater Management
Stormwater management is the process of understanding, planning for, analyzing and controlling stormwater. It plays a critical role in controlling flooding, enhancing safety, protecting the environment and meeting the requirements of federal environmental regulations.
Castle Pines holds an Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit which requires the City to monitor, maintain and control its stormwater facilities. Stormwater must be managed for the good of the entire community, because water runoff does not follow subdivision or community boundaries. The City is responsible for the repair and maintenance of existing stormwater facilities as well as the construction of needed capital improvement projects related to the stormwater system.
Other responsibilities include:
- Administer the MS4 stormwater permit for the City to include, inspection services, reporting, and annual report to CDPHE
- Maintain stormwater infrastructure such as inlets and storm sewer piping
- Administer the criteria and best management practices as identified in the stormwater manual
- Maintain membership in professional stormwater organizations and provide public informational advertisements in the local newspaper as required under the MS4 permit.
- Perform development review of stormwater plans for private development
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