Community
Earth Day & Spring Cleanups
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is the annual Earth Day. Throughout the globe communities will be celebrating and raising awareness through family-friendly festivals, fairs, recycling events and workshops. Most events are on Saturday the 19th, see our Community Calendar of Events below for more information about nearby Earth Day celebrations and upcoming stormwater events.
Stormwater Awareness: Snowmelt
With Spring officially here, we will start to see significant snow melt and potentially heavy rain storms. These storm events…
Water Education Exemplars Project
This year CSC has elected to help fund the water education exemplars project as a part of our state-wide education and outreach campaign. Below is an update that we received from the Colorado Watershed Assembly with more information about this project:
Fall Leaves & Yard Litter Best Management Practices
Fall leaves and yard litter can migrate to our waterways via stormwater runoff serving as a source of nutrient and sediment pollutants.
Stormwater 101: Illicit Discharges
What are Illicit Discharges? Illicit Discharges are anything other than rain or snow melt that enters storm sewers such as dirt, oil, chemicals, concrete, and excess nutrients. Report any of these things to your local municipality if you see them entering the storm sewer system.
Scientists don’t know why one-third of U.S. rivers have turned yellow or green
Satellite images of rivers across the U.S. have revealed a troubling color-changing trend: Over the past three decades, one-third of…
