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A Resolution adopting Volume 1 and 2 of the City of Colorado Springs Drainage Criteria Manual - Tim Mitros, Subdivision Engineering Review Manager and Steve Gardner, Engineering Programs Manager - Tim Mitros, Subdivision Engineering Review Manager and Steve Gardner, Engineering Programs Manager
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From:
Dave Lethbridge, Interim Director of Public Works
Tim Mitros, Engineering Development Review and Stormwater Manager
Steve Gardner, Stormwater Manager
Summary:
The current Drainage Criteria Manual (DCM) is outdated and no longer adequate to meet the City's and the region's stormwater management goals and water quality requirements. The revised Drainage Criteria Manual will provide critical guidance to planners, engineers and contractors for improvements to the existing system and for new system expansion. A highly experienced and qualified Project Team has assessed current stormwater policies and practices, reviewed local, state and national standards, and incorporated their recommendations into the DCM.
The DCM was assembled using previously accepted city standards, incorporating readily available standards, such as from the Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD), and using original analyses developed by the Project Team. The UDFCD, known throughout the nation and also internationally, was formed in the late 1960's and has developed extensive guidance on stormwater management policies and practices that are applied widely in Colorado. This source provided a solid foundation for the DCM and large portions of it are included by reference.
The DCM is proposed for adoption after an extensive public process to incorporate the experience and preferences of the local engineering and development community, local, state and federal agencies, and other interested parties. From the responses received by reviewers of the DCM, there is broad support for its adoption.
We believe that implementation of the policies an...
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