The City of Cañon City is required, through its Stormwater Discharge Permit from the State, to reduce the amount and type of pollution that can affect stormwater runoff quality generated by its municipal operations and from municipally-owned or operated property.
Housekeeping Procedures
The City strives to reduce and prevent stormwater pollution by means of good housekeeping procedures. These include:
- Proper material storage and handling
- Repair or replacement of stormwater infrastructure
- Spill prevention and proper response
- Street sweeping
- Training employees on the Operations and Maintenance manual
Annual Inspections
An annual inspection is conducted on all municipal-owned or operated facilities such as:
- Buildings
- Detention Basins
- Drainage Channels
- Parks
- Properties
- Other stormwater structural Best Management Practices
Reports indicating areas that need maintenance or have the potential to impact stormwater runoff are given to the appropriate departments. Follow-up inspections are done to ensure that maintenance has been completed.
Storm Sewer System
One of the City’s responsibilities is the maintenance, repair, replacement and construction of stormwater facilities that comprise its storm sewer system. The storm sewer system is a network of storm inlets, pipes, channels, ditches, detention basins and other structures that transport and/or temporarily retain stormwater which is eventually discharged into the Arkansas River. The primary function of a storm sewer system is flood control, but certain structures within the system can also play a role in improving stormwater runoff quality. The chart below shows the types of infrastructure the City maintains:
Item | Estimated Amount | Estimated Number of Linear Feet | Estimated Number of Miles |
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Culverts | 448 | 27,079.77 | 5.13 |
Detention Basins | 26 | N/A | N/A |
Drainage Channels (not including irrigation channels and laterals) | 59 | 78,014.85 | 14.8 |
Manholes | 186 | N/A | N/A |
Other BMPs | 17 | N/A | N/A |
Pipe | 961 | 126,051.12 | 23.87 |
Storm Inlets | 737 | N/A | N/A |
Storm Outfalls (where storm sewer empties to river, creek, or drainage; not including irrigation return, footing/foundation drains and groundwater drains.) | 183 | N/A | N/A |