Description: Stormwater safely and efficiently drains through an infrastructure system operated by the City and County of Denver. The City’s stormwater system is completely separate from the sanitary sewer system.
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When rain falls or snow melts across Denver, that’s stormwater. Stormwater safely and efficiently drains through an infrastructure system operated by the City and County of Denver. The City’s stormwater system is completely separate from the sanitary sewer system. It serves a total land area of approximately 154 square miles of urbanized watershed. The City’s landform naturally directs stormwater to 67 different defined drainage basins, which flow into 20 drainageways. The entire system eventually flows to
Denver’s stormwater conveyances include: