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• County: Statewide
• Community: Adams/Arapahoe/Denver/Broomfield/Douglas/Jeffco
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Urban Storm Drainage, Criteria Manual Volume 1
• Date: 6/1/2001
• Prepared By: Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUAL (V. 1)

2.4

2,3.1 Acts or Omissions of Municipal Officers, Agents or Employees ....................DL-10
2.3.2 Municipal Liability for Acts of Developers ......,................................................DL-11
Personal liability of Municipal Officers, Agents, and Employees ,.........,....,.........,....,DL-12

3.0 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT...............................,................DL-13

Constitutional Power".."....".,.".,."...,..."....."..."....,....".,..,....,.....,..".,..,....".,."..."..,., DL -13
Statutory Power ...,.. ..... ..................... ,...................... ,.....................,. .........,...... .... ........ DL-13
3.2,1 Statutes-Municipalities ..... ..... ...,.. .......... ..,.... ..... ...,.......................... ..'.......... DL-13
3.2.1.1 Municipal Powers-Public Property and Improvements ...........,... DL-13
3.2,1.2 Public Improvements-Special Improvement Districts
in Municipalities ..,.... ................. .......... ................................... ........ DL-13
3.2.1,3 Public Improvements-Improvement Districts in
Municipalities ..",."... .",.,. .,... .".. .",.,. .". ..".,.",."... .". ..". .,.,'... ,... .'". DL-13
3.2.1.4 Sewer and Water Systems-Municipalities..............................,....DL-13

3.2.2 Statutes-County",.. .".. .,., .",.",.,.",. ..,... .",. .". .,."'..,,,.. .",.",.. ."., ."... .,.. ."... .",DL -14
3.2.2,1 Public Improvements-Sewer and Water Systems..................,....DL-14
3.2,2,2 County Public Improvement Districts.............,.........,....,....,..........,DL-14
3.2.2.3 Public Improvements-Local Improvement Districts-
Counties.. ...... ..... .......... .......................... ....,.... ...... ....... .................. DL -14
3,2.2.4 Flood Control-Control of Stream Flow......................................,..DL-14
3.2.2.5 Conservancy Law-Flood Control..............,..................................DL-14
3.2,2.6 Drainage Districts .............................................,............................DL-14
3.2.3 Statutes-State .".,. .".,... ..". ."... .".... .,... .". .",.,. .". .."... .... .". .."... .,... .,. .,.". .",... DL-14
3.2,3.1 Colorado Land Use Act......................,..................................,........DL-14
3.2,3.2 Drainage of State Lands.....,.........................................................,DL-15
3.2,3.3 Water Conservation Board of Colorado.........................................DL-15
3.2.3.4 State Canals and Reservoirs..................................,.............,........DL-15
3.2.3,5 Regulatory Impairment of Property Rights ....................................DL-15
3.2.3,6 Intergovernmental Relationships .........,......,.........,........................DL-16
3.2.4 Urban Drainage and Flood Control Act ....,................,....,....,..........................DL-16

4.0 FINANCING DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS......... ...... .........,....... ............... .,........, ....,.... ......... DL-17
4.1 Capital ImprovemenL............ ........ .,.... ...... ....,...........................,...,.....,..........,.... .....,. DL-17
4.2 Local Improvement .........,........,..,..............,...............,..,........,..............,..........,........... DL-17
4.3 Special Improvement ,. ...... ..........,. ... ...... .... ...........................,.........,.....,.........,...,.....,.. DL-17
4.4 Service Charge.................. ...... ............, .........., .....,....,....................,. ...., ..........,...,......, DL-18
4.5 Developer's Cost .........,..... ..........,...,....,....................., .....,....,.....,...,..........,........,....... DL -19
4.6 The Taxpayers Bill of Rights, Article X, Section 20, Colorado Constitution .....,.........,DL-20
4.7 Water Activities-Enterprise Statute 37-45.1-101 eRS. ,..........................................DL-21

3.1
3.2

5,0 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT....... ..........,........ ..,........,..........,. ....,.............., ...... .... ........... ..... DL -23
5,1 Floodplain Regulations....... ...... ,............. ....... ........... ........................... ..,.. .... ............... DL -23
5.1.1 Constitutional Considerations..............................,..........................................DL-23
5.1.2 Statutory Grants of Power .......................................,......................................DL-23
5.1.3 Court Review of Floodplain Regulations ............................................,...........DL-24
5,1.3.1 Restriction of Uses.........................................................................DL-25
5,1.3.2 Health Regulations ................................,.......................................DL-26
5,1,3.3 Determination of Boundaries ........................................,....,...........DL-26
5,2 Flood Insurance........ ............................. ............,............ ....,.....,...................,.............. DL-27
5,3 Flood Warning Systems and Notification...............,.....................................................DL-27

SPECIAL MATTERS ... ......, .........,.....,....,....,.. ....................,........,..........,...,............................. DL-29
6.1 Irrigation Ditches...,......................... ,...,.........,................,..........,...,................,........,.... DL -29
6.2 Dams and Detention Facilities...,........................,...,......,.....,........,..........,....,.........,....DL-30

6.3 Water Quality..., ...... ........................ ....,..........,. ....,.,... ...... ..........,...,...............,............. DL -32
6.4 Professional Responsibility...,...................,..........................,.....,...,.....,....,.... .........,.... DL-32

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TOC-iv
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District

6/2001

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