Purpose.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 56-91
in effectSec. 56-91. - Purpose.
This division is enacted to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city and prevent water and stream pollution by the control of sewage wastes and other wastewater; to enhance sanitary and storm sewerage quality, implement green stormwater infrastructure strategies, preserve and restore affected ecosystems directly connected to the city's waterways, tributaries and watersheds, and preserve and restore natural habitats directly connected to the city's waterways, tributaries and watersheds; to provide funds necessary for the payment of the cost of the administration, management, operation and maintenance, planning and engineering of sanitary and storm sewerage facilities and for payment of the cost of construction, reconstruction, enlargement and replacement of sanitary and storm sewerage system facilities; for the payment of the principal and interest upon bonds issued and outstanding, and to be issued, for such sewerage facilities; for the acquisition of land for such purposes; for payment to Metro Water Recovery, formerly known as the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District (Metro), for treatment of the sewage of the city and its connectors, and for other related expenditures. To achieve this purpose, it is necessary to fix and collect fees and charges for permission to connect to the sanitary sewerage system of the city, to fix and collect sewer service charges upon and against all lots, lands and premises connected to the sewerage system of the city, and the owners thereof, and to control the emission of sewage wastes and other wastes and wastewaters into storm and sanitary sewers and watercourses. To the extent that any of the foregoing objectives fall within the authority of multiple agencies or departments within the city, responsibilities shall be allocated pursuant to interdepartmental or other cooperative agreements among such agencies or departments.
(Code 1950, § 167.1; Ord. No. 78-87, § 18, 2-9-87; Ord. No. 267-11, § 2, 5-16-11; Ord. No. 564-23, § 1, 6-5-23)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH56UT_ARTIIISE_DIV3SASECHMAWA_S56-91PUFetched: 10/27/2026