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Per the State of Colorado’s MS4 permit the City of Manitou Springs operates under, the permittee must develop and maintain records in the form of a Program Description Document (PDD). The PDD is publicly available for review and comment through the Stormwater Office.
Please contact Public Works for more information.
Pollution comes from all of us. Many things contribute to stormwater pollution:
Rainwater and snowmelt pick up all these pollutants and carry them downstream to our creeks, lakes, rivers, and eventually to our oceans. Each year this runoff pollution adds up to more pollution than industry creates in a year. Manitou Springs residents enjoy pristine water from our own watershed on Pikes Peak. We are first time users of the water we drink and use every day, Think about all the people downstream from us; their water contains any pollutants we add before it reaches them.
To report illegal dumping or contaminants in a storm drain system contact Manitou Stormwater Division at 719-685-2558 or after hours, call the police at 719-685-5407.
These storm drain markers are being affixed next to the storm drains to remind people that the drains flow to the creek and that dumping will affect aquatic life and degrade water quality.
Water runs downhill. Water picks up everything. Water flows to our rivers, streams, and creeks. Do your part to keep our water clean. Dumping liquid or solid waste into a storm drain or creek is a crime! If you see illegal dumping, report it.