Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment. Water Quality Control Division.
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Pub. Date
2007.
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This document is not a regulation nor is it intended as such. It is intended to provide information and direction to applicants and their consultants in an effort to help them meet the requirements of Regulation No. 22. This guidance document is to be used in combination with Regulation No. 22. Parties seeking site location approval should obtain a copy and be familiar with Regulation No. 22.
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
The Integrated Source Water Assessment and Protection (ISWAP) Project Plan combines elements of the previous Wellhead Protection Program and the Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) project. The purpose of the ISWAP is to clearly outline and identify the project activities that support source water assessment and protection planning effort.
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Pub. Date
2003.
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This report summarizes the results of an analysis of nitrate concentrations in the South Platte River between Chatfield Dam and the Burlington Ditch headgate (Upper South Platte Segments 6c and 14). The analysis is applicable to present and future conditions. Because the context for the analysis is a TMDL for nitrate, all influences on loads and concentrations of nitrate are taken into account as fully as possible on the basis of monitoring data,...
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
The purpose of this document is to present an overview of the assessment methodology used by the Colorado Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Program. This methodology was used to evaluate all public drinking water systems in Colorado that have ground water sources. Topics addressed in this document include: 1) background information on the SWAP Program; 2) an overview of the water cycle, water sources and public water systems; 3) a discussion...
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
The purpose of this document is to present an overview of the assessment methodology used by the Colorado Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Program. This methodology was used to evaluate all public drinking water systems in Colorado that have surface water sources or ground water sources that are under the direct influence of surface water. Topics addressed in this document include: 1) background information on the SWAP Program; 2) an...
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[2008]
Description
The purpose of this manual is to consolidate and improve upon Green Industry Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the conservation of water resources and protection of water quality, with an emerging ethic of working toward sustainable landscaping practices. These BMPs include a variety of design, installation, maintenance, grower and retail practices relevant to the Green Industry and the public that they serve. This document is an initial building...
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2004.
Description
The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (Act) Amendments established a strong emphasis on preventing contamination problems affecting public water systems and their consumers. The revised statute provides for he sustainable use of source water, and helps ensure delivery of continuously safe drinking water by providing the means to improve the technical, managerial and financial capacity of public water systems. The Act also anticipates that the capacity...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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The management of Colorado's water quality is crucial to the continued development of the State, and to the quality of life the state offers to its citizens. The Water Quality Control Division plays an important role in the protection and restoration of the State's streams, lakes and reservoirs and in assuring that the citizens of Colorado have safe water to drink.
Pub. Date
2011.
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Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) requires states to identify waters where effluent limitations mandated by Section 301(b)(1)(A) and Section 301(b)(1)(B) are not stringent enough to attain water quality standards. These waters are compiled into the Section 303(d) list of impaired waters. The Colorado Section 303(d) List identifies those water bodies, where there are exceedances of water quality standards. The 2012 Monitoring and...
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2016.
Description
CDPHE submitted the funding request for the Water Quality Control Division Clean Water Program to the Joint Budget Committee on November 1, 2016. The request contains an overview of the issue, proposed solution, anticipated outcomes and corresponding calculations. The request includes appendices that detail the proposed fee change in summary and detailed formats as well as considerable stakeholder process information including an overview and all...
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Our drinking water supplies, fishing and recreational waters are fouled by uncontrolled pollution when rainwater and snowmelt wash over city streets, parking lots, and suburban lawns and pick up toxic chemicals, disease-causing organisms (from pet waste), and dirt and trash. This problem is called urban stormwater pollution. Recent studies have found that urban stormwater rivals and in some cases exceeds sewage plants and large factories as a source...
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