Practical guidance on stormwater compliance, design, and permitting for Colorado's Front Range.
Five questions every board should be able to answer about its stormwater infrastructure, and what it means if you can’t.
Real numbers for routine maintenance, forebay cleanouts, outlet repairs, and the six-figure rehab most boards never see coming.
Why inspection records scatter, what a defensible record contains, and how to build a system that survives staff turnover.
Most reserve studies underfund stormwater or omit it entirely. Why it happens and how to fix your study.
What auditors ask for, why small municipalities struggle to produce it, and how to fix it before the audit notice arrives.
An honest look at when a spreadsheet is genuinely enough, and the four specific points where it breaks.
What to document, how to organize it, and how to keep it current. The foundation everything else in your stormwater program rests on.
How to forecast replacement costs over a 20-year horizon so a pond rehab never arrives as a surprise special assessment.
Keeping the facility inventory, inspection records, and documentation your MS4 permit expects, without a GIS department.
What HOA boards inherit when the developer leaves, and what responsible ownership of a stormwater facility actually looks like.
A step-by-step guide to responding to noncompliance notifications, violations, and illicit discharge notices along the Front Range.
Real pricing for stormwater management plans based on site size, complexity, and jurisdiction. No "it depends" without actual numbers.
A practical roadmap for small towns navigating Phase II MS4 permit requirements with limited staff and budget.
What the CDPS permit requires, who can perform inspections, and what a thorough inspection actually covers.
WQCV, EURV, EDBs, and what developers need to understand about permanent stormwater facilities before they break ground.
An honest assessment of where green infrastructure works on the Front Range and where Colorado's climate and soils create challenges.
A plain-English guide to the CDPS permit, CEOS portal, SWMP requirements, and everything else you need to know before you start moving dirt.
EDBs, bioretention, underground detention, and sand filters: what each one does, what it costs, and when to use it.
The questions that reveal whether a consultant actually knows your jurisdiction and your type of project.
Intense summer storms, expansive clay, high evaporation rates, and the regulatory layer cake that makes Front Range projects different.
A practical guide to under-one-acre thresholds, common plan of development nuances, local MS4 reduced requirements, and post-construction waivers that can save your project real money.