Stormwater
What is stormwater?
Rainwater and snowmelt that does not soak into the ground is referred to as stormwater. In urban areas, precipitation runs off of hard surfaces like roofs and roads. Stormwater carries with it pollutants such as trash, dirt, and oily residue as it travels downstream to streams, rivers and lakes.
City of Colorado Springs Storm Drain Art Project
The City of Colorado Springs hosts a Storm Drain Art Project. The projects goal is to educate the public that pollutants that go into storm drains flow untreated into our creeks. Keep an eye out for this art as you move about the city. Find more information here.
US Environmental Protection Agency Stormwater Resources
- Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff
- Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program
- Facility Stormwater Management
- Stormwater Planning
- Stormwater Rules and Notices
- Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Sources
- National Menu of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Stormwater
- Green Infrastructure
- The Clean Water Act Permit Program-Sec 404 on discharge, dredge or fill
- Soak Up the Rain
Note: Links and documents retrieved from online sources, 02/15/2024 unless otherwise indicated.
State Legislation
CO SB 15-212 – A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING A DETERMINATION THAT WATER DETENTION FACILITIES DESIGNED TO MITIGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF DO NOT MATERIALLY INJURE WATER RIGHTS.
CO SB 23-270 - Projects to Restore Natural Stream Systems - Concerning activities that restore the environmental health of natural streams without administration
Other State and local stormwater resources
Note: Links and documents retrieved from online sources, 02/15/2024 unless otherwise indicated.
Information and Educational Resources from Other Sources
- Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (citizen grant available), 2024
- Green Infrastructure: How to Manage Water in a Sustainable Way
- Soak up the Rain, US Environmental Protection Agency, Apr 1, 2024
- Why the world needs a fresh take on smart and sustainable infrastructure, World Economic Forum, Nov 30, 2021
- Fact Sheet | Nature as Resilient Infrastructure | An Overview of Nature-Based Solutions, Oct 16, 2019
- Low Impact Design Technologies, Whole Building Design Guide, Nov 13, 2016
- Low Impact Development Center
- Municipal Guide to Low Impact Development, NAHB Design Center
Note: Links and documents retrieved from online sources, 02/15/2024 unless otherwise indicated.
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