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Monday, 27 November 2023 08:58

Aqua Talk 2023 - November 22

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Reporting Requirements: tampering and security breaches in your water system

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Reporting Requirements: tampering and security breaches in your water system

In early 2022 the Water Quality Control Division published a Drinking Water Security Response Toolbox website designed to help water utilit...

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Announcement: Water Quality Fee-Setting by Rule comments and questions form

Provide comments and ask us questions about the process

The Water Quality Control Division has created a Google form to serve as a running log for comments and questions on the Water Quality Fee-Setting by Rule stakeholder process. If you have any feedback regarding the process, please use this form. We are committed to continually improving our process and exploring topics that benefit stakeholders.

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This email was sent to the “Water Quality Fee-Setting by Rule” list. If you received this email from a colleague and are interested in subscribing to these notifications, please sign up using this form and select the topics that interest you. You can also visit the Water Quality Fee-Setting by Rule engagement webpage for more information.

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Monday, 13 November 2023 08:07

Aqua Talk 2023 - November 8

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Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Service Line Inventories

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Service Line Inventories

On August 14, 2023, the Water Quality Control Commission adopted the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions into Regulation 11. The changes to Regul...

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Water Quality Information Bulletin

 

November 2023

The current Water Quality Information Bulletin is now available at this link. If you have questions about the bulletin or delivery process, please contact Loralee Evans at 303-692-3601.  

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Original publication 11/02/23

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Public Notice of CDPS General Permit COR900000 for Industrial Stormwater General Permit for Non-Extractive Industries Statewide Permit

 

This email notifies parties of a permit action that is available for public comment. A copy of the permit and summary page of permits at public notice can be found on the Public Notice Information webpage by the close of business day.

Comments can be submitted with the Public Comment Template with a chart for you to add comments. This chart organizes the comments in a way that will allow the division to more easily review and respond. There is no character or word limit for this chart.

Comments will be accepted until November 13, 2023, 5 pm.

Questions regarding the draft permit and comments on the draft permit should be sent to the listed permit writer:

Mary Welch

(303) 692-3428

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Because of the many changes that the permit may undergo before issuance, all changes and corrections will be made after the public notice period. If you have any problems obtaining documents or information from the website, please do not hesitate to

contact the Permits Section Support Team at (303) 692-3517.

This is also being sent to County Clerks and County Water Quality contacts to be made available to the general public. This can be by posting it on a bulletin board, website, etc. The method is up to the county.

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Upcoming training event

EFCN - Public Notice Workshop

The Environmental Finance Center Network is offering free training for Colorado drinking water operators and staff. The training will provide water sector personnel with tools and knowledge they need to notify the public when there is an issue with their drinking water supply. Participants will be able to use the skills they acquire in this training to successfully follow Colorado’s public health notice requirements and keep their communities informed about the safety of their drinking water.

Workshop Details:

Date: October 23, 2023

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Colorado Mountain College Leadville

901 South Hwy 24

Leadville, CO 80461

Date: October 24, 2023

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: East Morgan County Library

500 Clayton Street

Brush, CO 80723

Curriculum details:

Colorado operators will earn up to .3 free Training Units (TUs)

The training will cover:

  • How to use the public notice generator tool
  • Integrating asset management into public notification processes
  • Exploring the requirements of each public notice tier
  • 10 requirements of public notice
  • Activity to generate a mock public notice for various situations

Who should attend:

Public drinking water system operators, operators in responsible charge, administrative staff, decision makers, elected water officials.

Register for 10/23 Training Here

Register for 10/24 Training Here

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If you are subscribed to other Water Quality email lists, you can update your preferences at any time using the link at the bottom of this email.

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Announcement: Water Quality Improvement Fund, Categories 2 & 3 open

Applications are open through November 28, 2023, 5:00 PM

The Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) is currently accepting applications to fund projects in Categories 2 and 3 only.

  • Category 2: Projects that improve water quality in the community or water body that has been impacted by a water quality violation.
  • Category 3: Planning, design, construction, or repair of stormwater projects and domestic wastewater treatment facilities identified on the current fiscal year’s Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan.

Eligible entities include:

  • Governmental agencies
  • Publicly owned water systems
  • Private not-for-profit public water systems
  • Not-for-profit stormwater program administrators or training providers
  • Not-for-profit watershed groups 
  • Private landowners impacted by a water quality violation

Entities that pay a Colorado Water Quality Control Act civil penalty are not able to receive a grant from the WQIF for a period of 5 years from the date of the payment of the penalty.

To access the Request for Applications (RFA) for this funding opportunity, please visit the WQCD Water Quality Grants web page.

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Monday, 23 October 2023 08:05

Aqua Talk 2023 - October 18

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Equipping Operators with Skills to Manage and Overcome Testing anxierty

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Equipping Operators with Skills to Manage and Overcome Testing Anxiety

In the Summer of 2021, this article was originally published in the Arkansas Department of Health's Drinking Water Newsletter. With permissi...

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Coming soon: Policy 98-1 stakeholder meetings

Register to attend the upcoming meeting

The Water Quality Control Division is starting a stakeholder process in November 2023 to review past updates and establish a new sediment region in Policy 98-1: Implementation Guidance for Determining Sediment Deposition Impacts to Aquatic Life in Rivers and Streams (“Sediment Guidance”).

The division invites anyone interested to join large-group stakeholder meetings. The first stakeholder meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The division invites anyone interested in technical discussions related to Policy 98-1 to join a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The first TAC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The division plans to hold a second TAC meeting in April 2024 and a final large-group stakeholder meeting in June 2024. Meeting materials will be made available in this public folder.

Meeting details

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

9:00-11:00 a.m.

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Prior to the scheduled meetings, the division asks that stakeholders fill out this feedback form. The division would like to know if stakeholders have any specific issues or areas of focus that they believe are most important to address in Policy 98-1.

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This announcement has been sent to those who have signed up for the “303(d) Listing Methodology” email list. However, the division has created a new email list, “Policy 98-1 (Sediment Guidance)” for this stakeholder effort. If you would like to continue receiving Policy 98-1 notifications, please sign up for the “Policy 98-1 (Sediment Guidance)” email list using this form. You can also visit the Policy 98-1 engagement webpage for more information.

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Water Quality Control Division

Public Notice of CDPS General Permit COR900000 for Industrial Stormwater General Permit for Non-Extractive Industries Statewide Permit

 

This email notifies parties of a permit action that is available for public comment. A copy of the permit and summary page of permits at public notice can be found on the Public Notice Information webpage by the close of business day.

Comments can be submitted with the Public Comment Template with a chart for you to add comments. This chart organizes the comments in a way that will allow the division to more easily review and respond. There is no character or word limit for this chart.

Comments will be accepted until November 13, 2023, 5 pm.

Questions regarding the draft permit and comments on the draft permit should be sent to the listed permit writer:

Mary Welch

(303) 692-3428

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Because of the many changes that the permit may undergo before issuance, all changes and corrections will be made after the public notice period. If you have any problems obtaining documents or information from the website, please do not hesitate to

contact the Permits Section Support Team at (303) 692-3517.

This is also being sent to County Clerks and County Water Quality contacts to be made available to the general public. This can be by posting it on a bulletin board, website, etc. The method is up to the county.

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Permits Section Support Team

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