Arapahoe County moves to develop stormwater program for High Line Canal, board gives general approval to proceed

Feb 10, 2026

County Open Spaces and Public Works presented a framework to manage stormwater in the 45 miles of High Line Canal the county now owns, seeking board concurrence to allow new stormwater under technical criteria and to use Mile High Flood District modeling; commissioners signaled broad support and asked staff to return with policy and implementation details.

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Arapahoe County officials outlined a multi-year plan to treat the High Line Canal as a managed stormwater asset and received general approval from the Board of County Commissioners to continue developing technical criteria, policy and implementation options.

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