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Arvada outlines stormwater program, partnerships and capital priorities

Arvada City Council · January 14, 2026
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Summary

City engineers and stormwater staff reviewed the stormwater enterprise fund, recent budget figures, the city’s MS4 compliance work, monitoring programs and potential partnerships with Mile High Flood District; staff previewed upcoming capital priorities and said they will return with budget detail in spring.

Arvada’s stormwater and floodplain teams presented an overview of operations, monitoring and capital priorities at the Jan. 13 council workshop, describing the scope of the system, recent budgets, compliance programs and planned projects.

Claudia Vaughn, city engineer for stormwater, told council the stormwater enterprise fund supports maintenance and capital work for the city’s pipes, inlets and open-channel systems. Staff said last year’s maintenance budget was about $4.2 million and capital spending through partnerships was about $1.25 million. Vaughn said the city’s pipe network exceeds 220 miles and staff manage more than a dozen…

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