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The City of Loveland’s Stormwater Division is responsible for managing the systems that collect and convey rain and snowmelt throughout the city. Through planning, infrastructure improvements, water quality protection, permitting, and ongoing maintenance, Stormwater works to reduce flooding, protect local waterways, and support a safe and resilient community.
Operationally, the division supports these five critical functions to ensure Loveland's stormwater system continues to serve residents, businesses, and visitors today and into the future.
- Stormwater infrastructure improvements
- Stormwater maintenance
- Permitting and inspections
- Outreach and community involvement
- Flood preparedness and mitigation
Stormwater Utility Fee
All residents of Loveland benefit equally from the services provided by the Stormwater Utility Fee. Fee categories are divided into residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. All fees collected are placed into one fund; the majority of the fund is utilized for capital improvement projects throughout the City, the balance is used to cover operation, maintenance and administration of the utility. The new Big Thompson River fee will be used to improve the river corridor, reducing the effects of the next major flood, for more details please visit lovgov.org/ABetterBigT
2026 rates are as follows:
| STORMWATER AND BIG THOMPSON RIVER FUNDS | |
|
Residential Lot Size (square feet) |
$ 11.60 |
| 4,000 - 5,999 sq. ft. | $ 14.46 |
| 6,000 - 7,999 sq. ft. | $ 20.88 |
| 8,000 - 9,999 sq. ft. | $ 26.13 |
| 10,000 sq. ft. and over | $ 29.00 |
| Institutional (per acre) | $ 62.38 |
| Commercial (per acre) | $ 158.39 |
| Industrial (per acre) | $ 132.45 |
Adjustments to monthly fee:
A non-residential customer may request an adjustment to the regular fee by one of the following methods in order to allow for less impervious surface than the average for the class of use (Method A) or for on-site detention facilities (Method B). The two methods are not cumulative, and only the method resulting in the lower fee shall be used.
Method A: The fee shall be one-half of the regular fee, plus one-half of the regular fee multiplied by the percent of the impervious area multiplied by the class factor. The Commercial class factor is 1.11, the Industrial class factor is 1.174, and the Institutional class factor is 2.49.
Method B: The fee shall be one-half of the regular fee, plus one-half of the regular fee multiplied by the ratio of the stormwater runoff rate calculated to result after construction of the detention facilities to the stormwater runoff rate which would occur in the absence of detention facilities.
The 2026 fees imposed herein shall be billed in arrears.
Inspection of Storm Drainage Improvements:
| DESCRIPTION | FEE |
|
Single Family Unit |
$275.00 |
|
Duplex Unit |
$90.00 |
|
Multi-Family Unit |
$50.00 |
|
All other Buildings |
$275.00 |
|
Plus $50 per acre for lots over two (2) acres, per acre |
$90.00 |