Group Memory
August 31, 2000
DRCOG - 2480 West 26^th Avenue


Agenda

1:15 p.m. Agenda Review and Introductions

1:30 p.m. WQF Web Site Update/Check-in

1:35 p.m. Legislative Updates (as needed)

1:45 p.m. WQCC Update (Paul Frohardt)

2:00 p.m. New Federal TMDL Rules (Tad Foster)

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. State Audit Report on WQCD (Greg Parsons)

3:45 p.m. State/EPA Performance Partnership Agreement (Greg Parsons)

4:30 p.m. Committee Updates (as needed)

4:45 p.m. Next Meeting Agenda

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Web Site Update/Check-in

• Refer requests for links, postings to web site committee (Barbara Biggs, Matt Cook, Paul Frohardt, Jeanne Work)
• Create "pages" for working group summaries, membership, updates, and meeting dates

Legislative Update

• Growth initiative is causing a debate. The League of Women Voters and other groups have endorsed the growth initiative. CML and others have come out against initiative.
• Property tax reduction initiative is also causing a lot of debate
• DRCOG is concerned that growth initiative would promote greater conflict between communities and cities (whose comp plan takes precedence?)
• The Colorado State web site (Click on the legislative button and go to ballot issues) has analysis of pros and cons of these issues.
• The non point source committee has met on state funding issue but has not yet produced draft legislation.
• The Pollution Prevention Forum will be on September19th--Possibility of funding?
• CDPHE looking for increase in permit fee for confined animal feeding operations
• There will be legislation which allows for small unincorporated areas to receive grants from CDPHE
• Senate Bill 215 (Senator Evans) will probably be coming back at the next session (re: water project for the front range)

WQCC Update (Paul Frohardt)

• September hearing will be on the Cherry Creek Reservoir and Reclaimed Wastewater rule making
• October commission meetingC mixing zone hearing issue left over from the Basic Standards hearing
• October Triennial Reviews

• Site Specific Ground Water Quality Classification
• Basic Standards Ground water

• Continuing Planning Process document (CPP) expires at end of this year. WQCC will have an informational hearing in October. Have specifically flagged the TMDL issue.
• Financial assistance, Non-point source funding, and the annual hearing on water pollution problems in the state will be addressed at a two-day October hearing.

New Federal TMDL Rules (Tad Foster-- handout available on web site)

• There are currently 6 lawsuits (brought mostly by agricultural interests) against the TMDL rules

State Audit Report on WQCD (Greg Parsons)

• Report available on the WQCC web site or available through the state auditor's office

State/EPA Performance Partnership Agreement

• Draft of performance agreement is at EPA
• It is supposed to be effective October 1, 2000 for two years
• Draft of the agreement is on the department web page:www.cdphe.state.co.us

Work Group Updates

(When available, summaries of work group meetings are posted under the "work group link" on this web site)

Basic Standards Implementation (handout available upon request)

• Meeting summary will be on the CWQF web page

Ammonia Criteria

• August 22 meeting summary is available on the web site
• Will check with waste water utilities to see if this issue should continue to be WQF work group issue or theirs

Nutrient Criteria

• Next meeting on November 22 at 11:30 AM at DRCOG

Non Point Source Funding

• Next meeting at10:00 AM September 18^th at CDPHE

Permit Implementation "Reasonable Potential"

• Next meeting at1:15- 3:30 PM September 18^th at CDPHE

TMDL/ 303(d)

• Next meeting on September 6^th, 2:30 PM at CDPHE Carson Room

Agenda Items for the October 2^nd Meeting

• Legislative and CWQC Updates
• Continuing planning process document

• TMDL
• Other issues

• Arid west research project (Tad will call consultants)
• Committee Updates (as needed)
• Next Steps