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ORDINANCE NO. ~
SE RI ES OF 2005
BY AUTHORITY
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COUNC IL BILL NO . 27
INTRODU CE D BY COUNC IL
MEMBER RRADSHAW
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE "ENGLEWOOD
STORM DRAI NAGE CRITERIA MANUAL " FOR THE REGULATION OF THE
STORMWATER UTILITY WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO.
WHEREAS, T be Federa l Clean Wat er Act requires stormwater discharges be
authorized under a General Permit for Stormwa ter Discharge iss ued by the Co lorado
Department of Health and Environm ent , Water Quality Co ntro l Divi sion ; and
WHE REA S, the Co lorado Di scharge Permit Sy stem, Regulati on 6 1, stat es that the
City is res ponsib le for the qua li ty of th e stormwate r di sc harged from it s jurisdiction;
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WHEREAS, rules and regulations re gardin g the Stormwater Utility , •• norizcd
und er 12:_?-1 EM C; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood has developed "Englewood Storm Drainage
Criteria Manual" fo r the purpo se of gran ting the authority to address drain ag e and wa ter
qu ality mandate s that have been imposed by the Environmen tal Prote ction Age ncy
(EPA) and the Co lorado Department of Health and Enviro nm ent; and
WHEREAS , the "Eng lewood Storm Dra inage Cri teria Manu al" wi ll affect large
deve lopment s and will not be a burden on small lot deve lopment in the Ci ty of
Englewood; and
WHEREAS , th e "Englew ood Storm Dm inag e Criteria Manual" give s th e City and
de sign engi neers conc ise dire ctions on whdt is required to meet th e intent of th e EPA
manda tes ; and
WHEREAS, th e Engl ewo od Wat er and Sewer Board recommended Counci l
approva l of the "Englewood St rm Drainag e Criteria Manual" at th ei r Jun e 7, 2005
mee ting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS :
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~. The City Co un ci l of the Cit y of Eng lewood, Co lorado hereby au t11 ori zcs
the adop tion of the "E ngl ewood Storm Drainage Crit eria Manual " of Ma y 23, 2005 , as u
re quiremen t and re gula ti on for the Ci ty of Eng lewo od.
Sec tion 2. Pu rsuan t to Article V, Sec ti on 40, of the Englewood Hom e Ruic
Charter, the Cit y Cou ncil ha s determined that 1hi s Ord inance shall be pub lis hed by
title becaus e of its size . A copy of th e Englewood Storm Drain age Cri teria Manual is
avai lab le in the Office of the Englewood Cit y Clerk .
Introdu ced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 20th day of June , 2005.
Publi shed as a Bill for an Ordinance on th e 24t h day of June, 2005.
Read by titl e ar:i pa ssed on final readi ng on the I I" day of July , 2005.
Published by titl e as Ordinance No. ,21_; Series of 2005 , on
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date:
Jun e 20, 2005 I
Agenda It em: I Subject :
9 a iii Stor m Drai nage Cri teria Specifications Manua l
Initiated By :
I Jtili ti es De partm ent I
Staff Source :
Stewa rt H. Fonda, Directo r of Util iti es
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th e ori gi nal Stormwa ter Fun d was established in Fe bru ary 1985 to provide sys tem storm drainage
ma int en ance and mee t new St ate and Federal requ ire men ts.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The En glewood Water and Sewer Boa rd recommended at th ei r June 7, 2005 mee tin g, Counci l
adop t a bi ll fo r an o rdin ance approving a Storm Drainage Crit eria Manu al.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Fe dera l Clea n Water Ac t now requires storm wat er discharg es be auth o ri zed und er a General
Permit fo r Sto rm wa ter Di sc harge iss ued by th e Co lorado De partm ent of Hea lth and En viro nm ent,
Wa ter Quality Control Di visi on. Th e Co lorad o Dis charge Permit Sys tem, und er Reg ul ati on 6 1,
states that th e City is resp onsible for th e qu alit y of th e storm wa ter dis cha rg ~d fr om o ur jurisdi ctio n.
Th e proposed Englewoo d Storm Drai nage Crit eria Ma nu al's purpose is to grant Ci ty staff th e
auth ority to addr es s drain age and wa ter qu ality mand ates th at have bee n imp osed by the
En vironm ental Prot ec ti o n Age ncy and the Co lorado De partm ent of Hea ll~ and En vi ro nment. Th e
propo sed manu al wo uld give City sta ff and design engin eers co ncise dir ecti ons on what is requir ed
to mee t th e int ent of th e mand at es. Th e crit er ia would give guidelin es to des ign engi neers and
proper ty ow ners fo r th e mi ni mu m stand ards fo r sto rmwa te, dr ainage and wa ter quality .
The Sto rm Dra inage Crit eri a tanual sho uld be placed unu er Titl e 12 of the En glewood Muni cip al
Code , whi ch mak es the Wate r and Sewer Boa rd res po nsible for admi ni str ative review and ap pea l.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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