MESA COUNTY / CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MANUAL
(SWMM)

The purpose of this Manual is to promote public health, safety, and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flooding by adopting policies, procedures, standards, and criteria for storm drainage.

All new development and redevelopment, building permits for commercial and industrial uses, or any other proposed construction submitted for acceptance under the provisions of the Stormwater Management Manual shall include adequate storm drainage system analysis and appropriate drainage system design.  Such analysis and design shall meet or exceed the criteria set forth herein.

The SWMM can be purchased from the City Public Works & Planning Department, City Hall, 250 North 5th Street,  Room 245, at a cost of $35 per manual or CD's at no charge.

STORMWATER MANUAL COVER INSERT and SPINE
MASTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 100 – INTRODUCTION
SECTION 200 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 300 – DRAINAGE PLANNING SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 400 – DRAINAGE POLICY
SECTION 500 – RESERVED
SECTION 600 – RAINFALL
SECTION 700 – STORM RUNOFF
SECTION 800 – OPEN CHANNELS
SECTION 900 – ADDITIONAL HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
SECTION 1000 – STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS
SECTION 1100 – STREETS
SECTION 1200 – CULVERTS AND BRIDGES
SECTION 1300 – IRRIGATION / DRAINAGE STRUCTURES
SECTION 1400 – DETENTION AND RETENTION
SECTION 1500 – CONSTRUCTION SITE STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL
SECTION 1600 – POST CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
SECTION 1700 – STANDARD FORMS
SECTION 1800 – REFERENCES
APPENDIX A – DRAINAGE LAW
APPENDIX B – EXCERPTS FROM UDSCD VOLUME 3

This page updated Thursday, November 13, 2008