Bennett began as Kiowa Crossing, a station on the Kansas Pacific, and it has always lived with Kiowa Creek. The creek’s floods are part of local history, most famously the 1878 flood that washed a train into the creek. That history is a good reminder for anyone grading a lot near a drainage today: water on the plains is rare until it isn’t, and then it moves fast.
Today Bennett is a growing town where State Highways 36 and 79 meet just north of I-70, with new subdivisions inside town limits and acreage homes outside them. Inside town limits, the Town of Bennett’s rules apply to most building work; outside them, it’s the county. Like Strasburg, Bennett sits in both Adams and Arapahoe counties, so septic permits go to whichever county health department covers your parcel.
New construction here means a lot of utility trenching, foundation excavation and final grading that has to move water away from new foundations. On established lots, the calls are for drainage fixes, egress window excavation for finished basements, and driveway and culvert repair out on the acreage roads.
Common jobs in Bennett
- Utility trenching for new homes
- Final grading away from foundations
- Egress window excavation
- French drains
- Acreage driveways and culverts
STA 1+00Bennett questions
Local answers for Bennett.
Do I need a permit for excavation work in Bennett?
Often, depending on the work. Inside Bennett’s town limits, check with the Town of Bennett; outside town limits, check with Adams or Arapahoe County, depending on your parcel. Septic work always needs a county health department permit, and any digging needs a Colorado 811 locate first. We’ll help you figure out what applies before we start.
My lot near Kiowa Creek gets water after storms. What can be done?
Usually a combination of regrading, swales and French drains that collect water and carry it around the house to where it can leave the lot. If your property is in a mapped floodplain, filling or regrading may need approval first, so check with the town or county before changing the ground near the creek.
Can you dig an egress window for a basement bedroom in Bennett?
Yes. We excavate for egress window wells beside the foundation, put gravel in for drainage, backfill and grade the ground away from the house, and haul off the spoil. The window, well and any building permit are typically handled by your contractor or you.