The Absorb Platform - Larimer County hosts training for its employees on the Absorb Learning Center, which is available to all employees and accessible via PC, phone, or tablet. Employees can log in through their OKTA portal using their Larimer County Login Credentials.
Two stormwater-related lessons, with quizzes, are hosted on the platform. We consider these two courses mandatory as they meet minimum training requirements per Larimer County's MS4 water quality permit.
Employees are enrolled by their Department's Administrative staff in both training courses and Absorb records staff names, departments, date of training, and quiz scores for all staff that take the training. There is no need for supervisors to provide Training Record Sheets for these training courses.
- A Grate Concern - Illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE). The video focuses on the hazards of illicit discharges and shows employees how to spot them. It shows typical illicit discharges occurring at their source (at storm drain inlets) and at outfalls. It shows what evidence of past illicit discharges looks like. It instructs employees to report any suspected illicit discharges.
- Rain Check - Stormwater Pollution Prevention for MS4s. Video shows employees how to practice good housekeeping, spill response, materials management, vehicle fueling and washing and the other BMPs profiled in the EPA “National Menu”.
