Tag: stormwater
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Paid parking at Monument Lake tabled for now
The Monument Town Council continued its discussion of an ordinance to create paid parking kiosks at Monument Lake after residents raised concerns. The move was made during the council’s May 18 meeting. The idea was developed by the town’s Citizens Service Levels Advisory Committee, a group created last year to examine the town’s services and…
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Proposed $530 million budget includes infrastructure improvements, TABOR refund in El Paso County
El Paso County is planning a renewed focus on infrastructure and public safety and hopes to give property owners some financial relief, according to a Wednesday news release from the county. The El Paso County Services Department presented the plan during Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, outlining a $530.8 million preliminary budget…
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Stormwater bills to begin July 1, committee might inspect larger bills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Utilities customers who own property will get their first bills for new stormwater fees starting Sunday. Homeowners will see a $5 charge added to their water bill each month. Nonresidential properties will be charged $30 per acre each month. In a last-minute reversal,…
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Stormwater bills to begin July 1, committee might inspect larger bills
Colorado Springs Utilities customers who own property will get their first bills for new stormwater fees starting Sunday. Homeowners will see a $5 charge added to their water bill each month. Nonresidential properties will be charged $30 per acre each month. In a last-minute reversal, though, city officials will not release billing details for properties…
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New project to ameliorate Cottonwood Creek stormwater
Colorado Springs crews will start building a detention pond and culvert this fall, extending Tutt Boulevard north over Cottonwood Creek to mitigate floodwater that otherwise would flow downstream. The City Council approved a $346,506 appropriation Tuesday to kick-start the project. Property owners northeast of Powers Boulevard and East Woodmen Road generated that money with fees…
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Even with warming, groundwater in Colorado River Basin might benefit
DENVER – Groundwater replenishment in the Upper Colorado River Basin – a key component of water supplies for seven Southwestern states and Mexico - may benefit from projected increases in future basin-wide precipitation under current climate warming projections, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation. The most advanced…
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State request for proof of stormwater basins’ compliance could set tricky precedent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Months after the state Legislature declared a network of El Paso County debris basins legal, state engineers have sent letters to El Paso County agencies requiring proof, a move that could set dangerous precedent for…
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State request for proof of stormwater basins’ compliance could set tricky precedent
Months after the state Legislature declared a network of El Paso County debris basins legal, state engineers have sent letters to El Paso County agencies requiring proof, a move that could set dangerous precedent for future flood mitigation projects, local officials say. Thanks to a new law, debris basins, considered crucial to protection from flooding,…