Superior participates in the Keep it Clean Partnership, a regional stormwater program, which was formed in 2003 to combine resources and implement programs to help improve the stormwater quality entering our streams and lakes as a result of runoff from residential, commercial and industrial areas as well as meet the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permitting program. In the State of Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Water Quality Control Division is responsible for regulating the discharge of stormwater by issuing discharge permits through the Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS). http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/PermitsUnit/index.html
As a resident you can help by: Remember To Keep It Clean ‘cause we’re all Downstream’ Sending nothing to the storm drain but rain! Monitor your lawn watering requirements and don’t over water. Using pesticides and fertilizers sparingly, or not at all. Repairing automotive leaks and disposing of used auto fluids. Washing your vehicle at a commercial car wash that treats or recycles its wastewater, or wash your car on your yard so the water soaks into the ground. Cleaning up after your pet.
Please contact the Stormwater Program Manager, Kurt Kowar, at 303-499-3675 or visit the http://www.keepitcleanpartnership.org/ web site for more information on stormwater protection.