Hot Tub Removal in Boulder, Water Kept Out of the Street
An old Boulder hot tub is never drained to the gutter, because the city's storm drains run to waterways without treatment.
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Tell us where the tub is, where it is going and when. That is usually enough for us to tell you whether it goes on a dolly or needs a crane, and what has to be ready at the other end before it arrives.
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Why a Boulder tub is never drained to the gutter
You want the old tub out of the Boulder yard with nothing left behind, and the first thing that can go wrong is the water. The City of Boulder counts anything entering the storm sewer that is not entirely stormwater as an illicit discharge, and its storm drains go straight to waterways without treatment. So a hose to the curb is off the table, which leaves a sanitary drain or your own landscaping. Then the tub leaves whole or in sections for a site that will take it. We find out which way it can leave and connect you with a vetted local hauler, licensed and insured.
What hot tub removal involves in Boulder
What a Boulder removal has to plan for
Leave time for the water when you book a Boulder removal. Hot Spring lists one seven-seat tub at 455 gallons, which is a lot to spread across a yard or feed into a cleanout, so the drain should start before the crew arrives rather than while they wait. After that the shell, cabinet and equipment go by haul-away, and if the house is being sold, the circuit left behind is a registered electrical contractor's job, because Colorado's homeowner exemption does not cover a property for sale.
Street drains are off limits
Anything other than stormwater entering Boulder's storm sewer is an illicit discharge, and those drains carry water to waterways untreated.
Start the drain before the crew
At 455 gallons for one large model, draining is not a quick job. Have the Boulder tub empty when the hauler arrives.
Whole if the gate allows
A tub that fits through on its side can leave whole. One boxed in by a fence or deck is usually cut up where it sits, with no crane needed.
Boulder's storm drain rule and what a tub holds
The City of Boulder defines an illicit discharge as any discharge into the storm sewer system that is not composed entirely of stormwater, and notes that its storm drains go directly to waterways without treatment.
Source: City of Boulder, Stormwater Quality Program, accessed 2026-09-22
Hot Spring lists its Grandee hot tub at 8 feet 4 inches by 7 feet 7 inches by 38 inches, holding 455 gallons, with a dry weight of 790 pounds and a filled weight of 5,810 pounds including water and a 175 pound adult in every seat.
Source: Hot Spring Spas, accessed 2026-09-22
Colorado's Division of Professions and Occupations states a homeowner may do their own electrical wiring only if they personally do the work and the property is not for sale, resale or rent and is not generally open to the public, with a permit from the State Electrical Board or the local building department before work starts.
Source: Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, accessed 2026-09-22
Is there a cleanout or lawn near the Boulder tub?
Tell us where the tub sits and what is around it. We will tell you how drain day works before a hauler is booked.
Moving the tub within Boulder instead
Boulder hot tub removal questions
Where can I drain my hot tub in Boulder?
Not into the street or a storm drain. Boulder treats that as an illicit discharge because its storm drains reach waterways without treatment. That leaves a sanitary drain or your own landscaping, done slowly enough that the water stays on your property.
The Boulder house is for sale and the tub has to go. What about the wiring?
The circuit that fed the tub stays until someone deals with it. In Colorado a homeowner may wire their own property only if it is not for sale or rent, so capping it before closing is a registered electrical contractor's job, with a permit from the building department.
Clear the old tub from the Boulder yard
Size, whether it runs, and the way to the street. We connect you with a vetted hauler, licensed and insured. Nothing you send commits you.