Resources
Altoona on Twitter
Street Closure Alert - 1st Avenue North will be closed beginning Monday June 7th. Please follow the detour route. The closures will be in two phases, with the ultimate re-opening planned for mid-November. Link for more information: altoona-iowa.com/202… pic.twitter.com/2D8r…
Stormwater Department
The City of Altoona was issued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the discharge of storm water from our Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to file a storm water complaint, please contact Karen Oppelt at 967-5136 or by email at koppelt@altoona-iowa.com.
More stormwater educational materials and information can be found on the Iowa Stormwater Education Program website, http://www.iowastormwater.org/
The Rain Campaign organization provides great information for residential “rainscaping” which includes funding and plant sources for people in the Des Moines Metro area. You can find more information about the Rain Campaign at https://raincampaign.org/
Stormwater Department Files
2021-01-28-Meeting Announcement (1.1 MiB)- Altoona COSESCO Permit (25.5 KiB)
- Altoona Footing Drain Disconnection Grant Policy (36.6 KiB)
- Altoona Footing Drain Disconnection Program - Income Assistance Application Form (82.2 KiB)
- Altoona Rain Barrel Grant Program Summary (55.1 KiB)
- Chapters 147 & 148 (81.0 KiB)
- CIPP LiningDwg1 (852.3 KiB)
- CIPP LiningDwg2 (923.4 KiB)
- DrainageAreaMap (2.8 MiB)
- EffectiveVsExisting 1%Floodplains (6.9 MiB)
- ExistingConditionsFloodplains (6.9 MiB)
- ExistingVsFuture 1%Floodplains (6.9 MiB)
- Footing Drain Disconnect Grant Application (113.5 KiB)
- Footing Drain Disconnect Handout 6-17 (11.6 KiB)
- Footing Drain Disconnect Ordinance - Chapter 101 (22.0 KiB)
- Footing Drain Grant Release Form 7-17 (65.3 KiB)
- Footing Drains Map (1.3 MiB)
- Heritage Phase 3 Letter 4-29-21 (232.2 KiB)
- MudCreekWatershedStudy 20131107 (2.7 MiB)
- Native Landscapes (25.0 KiB)
- Native Landscaping In A Neighborhood Setting (97.5 KiB)
- Pool And Spa Discharge 2016 (289.6 KiB)
- Rain Barrel Grant Application (78.6 KiB)
- Storm Water Utililty Information (24.6 KiB)
- Stormwater Brochure (80.9 KiB)
- Stormwater COSESCO Permit For Developers (25.5 KiB)
- Stormwater Service Charges - Chapter 144 (47.0 KiB)
- Stormwater Utility Ordinance - Chapter 143 (45.0 KiB)
- WFPO Overview (5.4 MiB)