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3. Upcoming Water Quality Control Commission informational hearings:

a. Section 303(d) Listing Criteria (8/01).

b. WQCD Mixing Zone Guidance (8/01).

c. WQCD Antidegradation Significance Test Guidance (9/01).

d. Chatfield Control Regulation triennial review (9/01).

e. Bear Creek Control Regulation triennial review (9/01).

f. 401 Certification Regulations triennial review (9/01).

g. Procedural Rules routine review (9/01).

h. Continuing Planning Process regulation routine review (10/01).

i. Regulation Controlling Discharges to Storm Sewers triennial review (10/01).

j. Upper and Lower Colorado Basins water quality standards Issues Scoping Hearing (10/01).

k. Arkansas/Rio Grande Basins water quality standards Issues Formulation Hearing (11/01).

l. Discharge Permit System Regulations routine review (1/02).

m. 2002 Section 305(b) Report (1/02).

n. 2002 Section 303(d) List (3/02).

o. Design Criteria for Wastewater Treatment Works (4/02).

p. Sediment Standards Implementation Guidance (4/02).

q. New EPA bacteriological criteria implementation guidance (01/02)

4. New federal TMDL regulations?

a. Review of Commission's rulemaking process related to water quality classifications and standards.

b. Update of Colorado's Continuing Planning Process document: Colorado Water Quality Management and Drinking Water Protection Handbook.

c. Review of Provisional Implementation Guidance for Determining Sediment Deposition Impacts to Aquatic Life in Streams and Rivers.

d. Discharge permit program backlog reduction.

e. Public input into state/EPA Performance Partnership Agreement.

f. Colorado Water Quality Monitoring Council.

g. Restructured Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board.

5. Review of Colorado approach to aquatic life classifications.

6. Follow-up regarding EPA disapproval of mixing zone provisions with respect to whole effluent toxicity requirements.

7. Effluent-dominated waters used as drinking water supplies.

8. Confined Animal Feeding Operations general permit and control regulations.

9. Proposed "Good Samaritan" Act.

10. Arid West Water Quality Research Project.

11. Individual Sewage Disposal System Steering Committee.

12. Colorado Ground Water Quality Protection Council.

13. Source Water Protection Program.

14. EPA's proposed Sanitary Sewer Overflow Regulations/CMOM Program Requirements/SSO Response Plans/Permitting of Satellite Collection Systems

15. Water quality related temperature issues

16. Species of Special Concern (re: antidegradation designations)

17. Mercury Standards and Compliance

18. Narrative Standards/Methods of Implementation

19. HB 1032 Discharge Permit Program revisions

20. Domestic supply well /surface water classification relationship



Stakeholder Perspectives

Agriculture - Mike Monell, Colorado Farm Bureau

      [Handout available upon request]

Industry - Jerry Raisch, Vranesh & Raisch

      Issues of Concern:
        - Antidegradation Guidance - too complex
        - Permit process

Environmental Community - Melinda Kasson, Trout Unlimited, Chuck Wanner, Friends of the Poudre

      [Handout available upon request]

Regional Water Quality Planning Agency - Russell Clayshulte, DRCOG, Robert Ray, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

        [Power point presentation available on this web site]


Stakeholder Perspectives: Municipal Issues

A. Municipal Wastewater -Tim Grotheer, CO Wastewater Utility Council
    [Handout available upon request]

B. Water Suppliers - Sara Duncan, Denver Water/ Karen Wogsland, Thornton
    [Handout available upon request]

C. Storm Water Discharges- Kevin McBride
    [Handout available upon request]

Water Quality Control Division - David Holm

Key Issues:

• Funding shortfalls to support a number of programs (e.g. NPDES, 401 certification, monitoring, preliminary effluent limits)
  
• Enforcement issues given the high profile case of the Coors spill (e.g. injunctive relief, economic benefit and supplemental environmental projects)
  
• Antidegradation
  
• Balancing quality/quantity issues (e.g. the Arapahoe Basin case)
  

Nutrient Management Strategy - Todd Harris, Metro Wastewater
Dave Holm, CDPHE

      [Handout available upon request]

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