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Pueblo, CO Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Trigger
1+ acre land disturbance
Requirement
permanent stormwater quality BMPs
Reviewing authority
Stormwater Director / City Engineer
Tied to
certificate of occupancy issuance

Summary

Pueblo requires developers of sites disturbing an acre or more to build permanent stormwater quality best management practices under the City's Stormwater Utility Ordinance.

Applicable development sites must incorporate permanent stormwater quality best management practices. These requirements shall apply unless the City approves and documents an allowable exclusion according to policy adopted by the Director of the stormwater utility enterprise having been approved by City Council. Each developer of real property within the City shall provide all necessary stormwater facilities to ensure adequate drainage and control of runoff to, on and from such real property.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).

Full Breakdown

Under the Stormwater Utility Ordinance, any "applicable development site" -- one acre or larger, or part of a larger common plan of development -- must incorporate permanent stormwater quality BMPs unless the City documents an allowable exclusion. The developer provides all on-site and off-site stormwater facilities, meeting the City's Storm Drainage Criteria and Policies and the Urban Drainage Flood Control District Technical Criteria Manual, and submits site plans showing structural and non-structural controls before the City issues a certificate of occupancy.

Violations & Fines

Enforcement runs through a notice of violation, nuisance abatement under Title VII Chapter 1, or a summons and complaint; each day of noncompliance is a separate municipal offense under Section 1-2-1.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Pueblo's stormwater BMP rule apply to small residential lots?
Only if the lot is one acre or larger, or part of a larger common development plan; smaller stand-alone lots generally fall outside the 'applicable development site' definition.
Who enforces Pueblo's stormwater BMP requirement?
The Director of the Stormwater Department, who holds concurrent nuisance-abatement authority alongside the City's Health Officer under Pueblo Municipal Code Section 16-12-10.

Sources & Official References

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