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Water Quality Control Division Public Notice No. CO-03-2022

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Public Notice No. CO-03-2022

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

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Original publication 03/10/22

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WQCD PUBLIC NOTICE 3-10-2022 Enforcement settlement/Penalty Action

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This email is to notify parties of a permit action that is available for public comment. A summary page of permits at public notice for this month is attached.  All documents for the permits can be accessed at the Public Notice Information Page by close of business today

To solicit public comment on the February 16, 2022 Notice of Violation/ Cease and Desist Order/ Order for Civil Penalty issued to TDA Construction, Inc. This penalty order was issued in response to TDA Construction, Inc’s violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and a discharge permit. TDA Construction, Inc operated a planned construction dewatering project located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Division Contact: Marah Green, 720-260-4158 / marah.green@state.co.us

VIOLATION/CEASE AND DESIST ORDER DOCUMENT

Documents related to the above enforcement actions are available for public inspection at the Division. Public comments should be submitted by April 11, 2022 and directed to CDPHE, WQCD-CWE-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530

Debbie Jessop

Technical Support Work Group Lead
Permits Unit

P 303.692.3517 Press 0 for immediate assistance 

4300 Cherry Creek Dr S B2 

Denver CO 80246

 debbie.jessop@state.co.us www.coloradowaterpermits.com

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Monday, 18 September 2023 13:35

Upcoming training events and grant opportunities

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Upcoming training events and grant opportunities

CDPHE - in-person and virtual training

You and your water utility personnel are invited to receive FREE training. For each training, follow the registration button and click on the date that you would like to attend. We offer courses all year long! Fill out the associated registration form. After you register, the department will send an email with information on how to access the online platform or the in-person location of the training.

Monitoring/Operating - Regulatory Compliance

Upcoming offerings:

Webinar 10/4/23

Webinar 11/1/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/6/23

Training on Monitoring and Operating for Regulatory Compliance. Operators who participate can get 0.4 training units.

  • Strategies to comply with drinking water regulations.
  • Tips to prepare for your next sanitary survey.
  • Drinking water regulations such as Lead and Copper Rule/Revision, Cross-Connection Control Rule and Storage Tank Rule.

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

**Approved to meet the operator certification regulatory training requirement for Water**

Sanitary Survey

Preparation

Upcoming Offerings:

Salida, CO 10/18/23

Webinar 11/15/23

Webinar 12/20/23

Training to prepare you for your next Sanitary Survey. Operators who participate can get 0.3 training units.

  • Concrete steps you system can take to prepare for your next sanitary survey
  • Recognize, address and eliminate potential system deficiencies
  • Proactively address potential deficiencies or violations

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

Register for Monitoring/ Operating Regulatory Compliance

Register for Sanitary Survey Preparation

Building Resilience in Your Water/Wastewater System

Upcoming offerings:

Webinar 10/25/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/7/23

 

Training to build resilience in your water sector and your community. Operators who participate can earn up to .4 TUs.

The training aims to:

  • Create, implement, and build upon your emergency management plans.
  • Improve your system’s security measures.
  • Take stock of your current financial situation.
  • Plan for your financial future. 
  • Navigate State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding opportunities.

Register for the Water Sector Resilience Training

Lead and Copper Rule Revision

Upcoming offerings:

Salida, CO 10/19/23

Webinar 10/26/23

Webinar 11/16/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/8/23

Training on the upcoming requirements for the Lead and Copper Rule Revision. Operators who participate can get .2 training units.  Our goal is that you will leave this training:

  • Prepared you to comply with Lead and Copper Rule Revision
  • With tools, templates, resources
  • With a plan of action to create a Lead Service Line Inventory and a Lead Service Line Replacement Plan
  • With a plan of who will be carrying out action items
  • A timeline to develop your inventory and plan by October, 2024

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

Register for Lead and Copper Rule Revision Training

Grant opportunities

CDPHE - Grants available for service line inventories and lead service line replacement plans

For more information on grant funding and application materials, please visit the division’s Water Quality Grants webpage.

The Water Quality Control Division is providing grant funding to assist public water systems with the service line inventory and lead service line replacement planning process. Grants cover 90% of the project cost, ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. Applications will be accepted at four upcoming deadlines, beginning October 1, 2023. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis during each application review period until funds are depleted. Reimbursements will only be made for expenses incurred after the grant agreement is executed. Eligible applicants include:

  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is between 7,500 persons and 50,000 persons and whose Median Household Income is less than 120% of the State’s Median Household Income.
  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is larger than 50,000 persons, and whose Median Household Income is less than 80% of the State’s Median Household Income.

Applicants must proceed with work within 30 calendar days of contracting.

The department also offers free technical support from a dedicated contractor to eligible systems serving 15,000 persons or less. Such systems are encouraged to consider this option before applying for a grant. Information on this support system is available on the Compliance Assurance Section’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions webpage.

Background

All community and non-transient, non-community water systems must develop a service line inventory to identify the materials of service lines connected to the public water distribution system. If one or more lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service lines are identified in their distribution system, systems must submit a Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) plan. These water systems must submit both documents by October 16, 2024.

EPA - Grants Available for Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability

The EPA has opened the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Grant Program. The FY23 Request for Applications (RFA) can be viewed under the ‘How to Apply’ section of the grant website, linked here, and contains detailed information explaining the competition and application instructions.

Application period: September 7, 2023 to November 6, 2023

Questions: Please send all inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by October 16, 2023. 

How to apply: Applications for this grant program will only be accepted through Grants.gov. The opportunity number is EPA-OW-OGWDW-23-01, assistance listing number 66.448.

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:34

WQCD PUBLIC NOTICE 9-14-2023 COR400000 CDPS General Permit Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity Statewide Permit

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4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., Denver, CO 80246-1530 P 303-692-2000 www.colorado.gov/cdphe/wqcdColorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentWater Quality Control Division (WQCD)Public Notice No. CO-09-2023Denver, Colorado DATE 09/14/2023WQCD invites you to review and comment on a number of draft actions under the Clean Water Act and the ColoradoWater Quality Control Act, including draft permits, draft permit modifications, and settlements/penalty actions.Please go to

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/water-quality-draft-permit-actions to review and comment on draft actionsYou usually have 30 days to make comments on the draft action but please check the exact deadline on the website.Comments may be emailed to the listed contact or mailed to CDPHE, WQCD-P-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South,Denver, Colorado 80246-1530.

Permit NumberAction
PermitteeFacility
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Permit Writer
NoticeEnd Date
COR400000General PermitRenewal CDPS General Permit StormwaterDischarges Associated with ConstructionActivity Statewide Randi JohnsonHufford 11/14/2023

 

Public Notice of Enforcement Settlement/Penalty Actions

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the August 28, 2023 Notice of Violation/Cease and DesistOrder/Order for Civil Penalty issued to 49 Square Ventures, LLC. This penalty order was issued in response to 49 SquareVentures, LLC’s violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and a discharge permit. 49 Square Ventures, LLCoperates a wood recycling facility located in Montezuma County, Colorado. Division Contact: William Everett, 303-692-2290 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the Compliance Order on Consent (“COC”) issued by the Divisionto Center Sanitation District. This COC resolves, without litigation, the civil penalties associated with the violationsestablished in Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order Number DO-190418-1, which the Division issued to CenterSanitation District on April 18, 2019. Center Sanitation District operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility inSaguache and Rio Grande Counties, Colorado. Division Contact: Mandy Mercer, 303-692-2283 /This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the August 28, 2023 Notice of Violation/Cease and DesistOrder/Order for Civil Penalty issued to D&J Pallet, Inc. This penalty order was issued in response to D&J Pallet, Inc’sviolations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and a discharge permit. D&J Pallet, Inc operates a pallet facilitylocated in El Paso County, Colorado.Division Contact: William Everett, 303-692-2290 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

To solicit public comment on the Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order/Order for CivilPenalty (“NOV/CDO/OCP”) issued by the Division to Lazy Glen Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Lazy Glen”). Thisunilateral NOV/CDO/OCP resolves Lazy Glen’s violations of the Water Quality Control Act. Lazy Glen operates a domesticwastewater treatment facility in Pitkin County, Colorado. Division Contact: Mandy Mercer, 303-692-2283 /This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Documents related to the above enforcement actions are available for public inspection at the Division. Copies of theabove actions are available upon written request to the Division. Public comments should be submitted by 10/16/2023and directed to CDPHE, WQCD-CWE-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530.

COR400000 Public General Permit

COR400000 Public Notice Fact Sheet

 

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:33

Public Comment Period: COR400000 General Construction Stormwater Permit renewal The public comment period is open through November 14

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Public Comment Period: COR400000 General Construction Stormwater Permit renewal

The public comment period is open through November 14

The Water Quality Control Division invites you to comment on the COR400000 draft renewal permit. To submit comments, please use this permit comment form and email your completed public comments form as a Microsoft Word document to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

  • If you would like, please feel free to submit the comments as a PDF as well, but the division will use the Word document for our responses.
  • If you would like the division to review additional reference documents, please describe and reference them in the public comment form.
  • There is no character or word limit for this chart.

The draft renewal permit and fact sheet are available for review here. The public comment period for the COR400000 renewal permit will close on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

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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. For more information, please visit the General Construction Permit Stakeholder Engagement webpage. If you are subscribed to other Water Quality email lists, you can update your preferences at any time using the “update profile” link at the bottom of this email.

Contacts

For questions related to the general construction permit, email Al Stafford at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:31

Upcoming training events and grant opportunities

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Upcoming training events and grant opportunities

CDPHE - in-person and virtual training

You and your water utility personnel are invited to receive FREE training. For each training, follow the registration button and click on the date that you would like to attend. We offer courses all year long! Fill out the associated registration form. After you register, the department will send an email with information on how to access the online platform or the in-person location of the training.

Monitoring/Operating - Regulatory Compliance

Upcoming offerings:

Webinar 10/4/23

Webinar 11/1/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/6/23

Training on Monitoring and Operating for Regulatory Compliance. Operators who participate can get 0.4 training units.

  • Strategies to comply with drinking water regulations.
  • Tips to prepare for your next sanitary survey.
  • Drinking water regulations such as Lead and Copper Rule/Revision, Cross-Connection Control Rule and Storage Tank Rule.

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

**Approved to meet the operator certification regulatory training requirement for Water**

Sanitary Survey

Preparation

Upcoming Offerings:

Salida, CO 10/18/23

Webinar 11/15/23

Webinar 12/20/23

Training to prepare you for your next Sanitary Survey. Operators who participate can get 0.3 training units.

  • Concrete steps you system can take to prepare for your next sanitary survey
  • Recognize, address and eliminate potential system deficiencies
  • Proactively address potential deficiencies or violations

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

Register for Monitoring/ Operating Regulatory Compliance

Register for Sanitary Survey Preparation

Building Resilience in Your Water/Wastewater System

Upcoming offerings:

Webinar 10/25/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/7/23

 

Training to build resilience in your water sector and your community. Operators who participate can earn up to .4 TUs.

The training aims to:

  • Create, implement, and build upon your emergency management plans.
  • Improve your system’s security measures.
  • Take stock of your current financial situation.
  • Plan for your financial future. 
  • Navigate State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding opportunities.

Register for the Water Sector Resilience Training

Lead and Copper Rule Revision

Upcoming offerings:

Salida, CO 10/19/23

Webinar 10/26/23

Webinar 11/16/23

Colorado Springs, CO 12/8/23

Training on the upcoming requirements for the Lead and Copper Rule Revision. Operators who participate can get .2 training units.  Our goal is that you will leave this training:

  • Prepared you to comply with Lead and Copper Rule Revision
  • With tools, templates, resources
  • With a plan of action to create a Lead Service Line Inventory and a Lead Service Line Replacement Plan
  • With a plan of who will be carrying out action items
  • A timeline to develop your inventory and plan by October, 2024

Please use the button below to register. Click on the date that you would like to attend, and fill out the associated registration form.

Register for Lead and Copper Rule Revision Training

Grant opportunities

CDPHE - Grants available for service line inventories and lead service line replacement plans

For more information on grant funding and application materials, please visit the division’s Water Quality Grants webpage.

The Water Quality Control Division is providing grant funding to assist public water systems with the service line inventory and lead service line replacement planning process. Grants cover 90% of the project cost, ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. Applications will be accepted at four upcoming deadlines, beginning October 1, 2023. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis during each application review period until funds are depleted. Reimbursements will only be made for expenses incurred after the grant agreement is executed. Eligible applicants include:

  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is between 7,500 persons and 50,000 persons and whose Median Household Income is less than 120% of the State’s Median Household Income.
  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is larger than 50,000 persons, and whose Median Household Income is less than 80% of the State’s Median Household Income.

Applicants must proceed with work within 30 calendar days of contracting.

The department also offers free technical support from a dedicated contractor to eligible systems serving 15,000 persons or less. Such systems are encouraged to consider this option before applying for a grant. Information on this support system is available on the Compliance Assurance Section’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions webpage.

Background

All community and non-transient, non-community water systems must develop a service line inventory to identify the materials of service lines connected to the public water distribution system. If one or more lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service lines are identified in their distribution system, systems must submit a Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) plan. These water systems must submit both documents by October 16, 2024.

EPA - Grants Available for Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability

The EPA has opened the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Grant Program. The FY23 Request for Applications (RFA) can be viewed under the ‘How to Apply’ section of the grant website, linked here, and contains detailed information explaining the competition and application instructions.

Application period: September 7, 2023 to November 6, 2023

Questions: Please send all inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by October 16, 2023. 

How to apply: Applications for this grant program will only be accepted through Grants.gov. The opportunity number is EPA-OW-OGWDW-23-01, assistance listing number 66.448.

Contact

Please contact us with any questions at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Contacts

CDPHE training questions:

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

Certified Water Professionals Office:

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

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

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:29

Water Quality Control Division Public Notice No. CO-09-2023

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Public Notice No. CO-09-2023

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

View Public Notice Summary

Original publication 09/14/23

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:23

WQCD PUBLIC NOTICE 9-14-23 Enforcement Cases

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4300 Cherry Creek Drive S., Denver, CO 80246-1530 P 303-692-2000 www.colorado.gov/cdphe/wqcdColorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentWater Quality Control Division (WQCD)Public Notice No. CO-09-2023Denver, Colorado DATE 09/14/2023WQCD invites you to review and comment on a number of draft actions under the Clean Water Act and the ColoradoWater Quality Control Act, including draft permits, draft permit modifications, and settlements/penalty actions.Please go tohttps://cdphe.colorado.gov/water-quality-draft-permit-actions to review and comment on draft actionsYou usually have 30 days to make comments on the draft action but please check the exact deadline on the website.Comments may be emailed to the listed contact or mailed to CDPHE, WQCD-P-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South,Denver, Colorado 80246-1530.

Permit NumberAction
PermitteeFacility
CountyDischargeto
Permit Writer
NoticeEnd Date
COR400000General PermitRenewal CDPS General Permit StormwaterDischarges Associated with ConstructionActivity Statewide Randi JohnsonHufford 11/14/2023

 

Public Notice of Enforcement Settlement/Penalty Actions

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the August 28, 2023 Notice of Violation/Cease and DesistOrder/Order for Civil Penalty issued to 49 Square Ventures, LLC. This penalty order was issued in response to 49 SquareVentures, LLC’s violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and a discharge permit. 49 Square Ventures, LLCoperates a wood recycling facility located in Montezuma County, Colorado. Division Contact: William Everett, 303-692-2290 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the Compliance Order on Consent (“COC”) issued by the Divisionto Center Sanitation District. This COC resolves, without litigation, the civil penalties associated with the violationsestablished in Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order Number DO-190418-1, which the Division issued to CenterSanitation District on April 18, 2019. Center Sanitation District operates a domestic wastewater treatment facility inSaguache and Rio Grande Counties, Colorado. Division Contact: Mandy Mercer, 303-692-2283 /This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the August 28, 2023 Notice of Violation/Cease and DesistOrder/Order for Civil Penalty issued to D&J Pallet, Inc. This penalty order was issued in response to D&J Pallet, Inc’sviolations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and a discharge permit. D&J Pallet, Inc operates a pallet facilitylocated in El Paso County, Colorado.Division Contact: William Everett, 303-692-2290 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order/Order for CivilPenalty (“NOV/CDO/OCP”) issued by the Division to Lazy Glen Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Lazy Glen”). Thisunilateral NOV/CDO/OCP resolves Lazy Glen’s violations of the Water Quality Control Act. Lazy Glen operates a domesticwastewater treatment facility in Pitkin County, Colorado. Division Contact: Mandy Mercer, 303-692-2283 /This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Documents related to the above enforcement actions are available for public inspection at the Division. Copies of theabove actions are available upon written request to the Division. Public comments should be submitted by 10/16/2023and directed to CDPHE, WQCD-CWE-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530.

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Monday, 18 September 2023 11:22

Grant Deadline Extended for Service Line Inventory and Lead Service Line Replacement Planning

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Update: The first application deadline extended to October 13 for service line inventories and lead service line replacement plan grants

Secure funding and apply early

The Water Quality Control Division is extending the first deadline of four potential deadlines to apply for grants for service line inventory and lead service line replacement planning process. The first deadline has been extended to October 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m., and applicants must demonstrate a readiness to proceed within 90 days of contracting. Applicants to the following deadlines must demonstrate a readiness to proceed within 30 days of contracting. All applicants must complete good faith efforts to solicit disadvantaged business enterprises.

Grants cover 90% of the project cost, ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. Applications will be accepted at four upcoming deadlines, beginning October 13, 2023. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis during each application review period until funds are depleted. Reimbursements will only be made for expenses incurred after the grant agreement is executed. Eligible applicants include:

  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is between 7,500 persons and 50,000 persons and whose Median Household Income is less than 120% of the State’s Median Household Income.
  • Publicly owned water systems and private not-for-profit public water systems whose service area is larger than 50,000 persons, and whose Median Household Income is less than 80% of the State’s Median Household Income.
  • Applicants must proceed with work within 30 calendar days of contracting.

For more information on grant funding and application materials, please visit the division’s Water Quality Grants webpage.

The department also offers free technical support from a dedicated contractor to eligible systems serving 15,000 persons or less. Such systems are encouraged to consider this option before applying for a grant. Information on this support system is available on the Compliance Assurance Section’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions webpage.

Background

All community and non-transient, non-community water systems must develop a service line inventory to identify the materials of service lines connected to the public water distribution system. If one or more lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service lines are identified in their distribution system, systems must submit a Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) plan. These water systems must submit both documents by October 16, 2024.

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Wednesday, 13 September 2023 16:05

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New Industrial Wastewater Exams Fact Sheet

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Tuesday, 12 September 2023 08:42

Quality Control Commission Feedback Deadline Correction

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Correction: Comment deadline corrected for Water Quality Control Division's proposed FY 2024 Intended Use Plans (IUP)

Please provide written comments by Wednesday, September 27

In a previous email, the date for submitted written comments was incorrect. Written comments on the Water Quality Control Division’s proposed FY 2024 Intended Use Plans (IUP) for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) and the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) are due on September 27, 2023.

The commission encourages input from interested persons, either in writing prior to the hearing or orally at the hearing. Interested persons should provide their opinions or recommendations regarding the proposed intended use plans. Written comments are due September 27, 2023.

The commission will receive all written submittals electronically. Submittals must be provided as PDF documents and may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., provided via an FTP site, on a CD or flash drive, or otherwise conveyed to the commission office so as to be received no later than the due date. Written comments will be available to the public on the commission’s website.

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Tuesday, 05 September 2023 08:17

September 2023 Water Quality Information Bulletin

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Water Quality Information Bulletin

September 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 08/31/23

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cdphe.colorado.gov/water-quality

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