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The Town of Columbine Valley under permit with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and by direction from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water Act, administers the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).

As part of the NPDES permit, the Town of Columbine Valley's Storm Water Management Program monitors storm water quality as it relates to construction.  The goal of the program is to provide information and direction to developers, contractors, as well as citizens, regarding storm water quality as it relates to construction.  The program has been developed with the following objectives in mind:

bulletReduce soil loss from all construction sites to the maximum extent possible
bulletImprove the water quality of storm water runoff to the maximum extent possible
bulletPrevent accumulations of soil and debris in the storm sewer system
bulletPrevent discharges of chemicals, chemical wastes, and other pollutants
bulletPrevent migration of construction debris off site
bulletPrevent damage to adjacent properties arising from sediment, debris, or other pollutants
bulletProtect state waters and wetlands from damage caused by erosion, sedimentation, chemical wastes, or other pollutants arising from construction activity.

Citizens, developers, and contractors doing work in the Town are held to the requirements of Section 8.12.070 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Columbine Valley and Appendix K of the International Building Code.  Citizens, developers, and contractors are required to remove all refuse such as plaster, broken concrete, bricks, cylinder blocks, stones, wood, roofing material, loose, discarded or unused material of any kind, resulting from the construction site, promptly, to prevent such debris from being scattered about the Town, where storm waters flow.

The citizen, developer, and/or contractor doing work in the Town must install and maintain erosion and sediment prevention measures in accordance with UDFCD, Vol. 3 BMP Criteria Manual.  Copies of typical construction site storm water Best Management Practice plans for these measures are included herein.

Enforcement of the Town's Storm Water Management Program begins when deficiencies are present at the existing construction site.  The Town may impose the following enforcement actions:

  1. Verbal warning to the Contractor detailing requirements for compliance
  2. Written notice from to contractor stating problems and suggested solutions
  3. Notice of violation letter with deadline to comply give to the project owner
  4. Issuance of red-tag (stop work order)

All permit holders, by signing this general information worksheet, understand the above stated requirements.

 

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