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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Discharges of treated produced-water to surface waters are eligible for coverage under this general permit. There are two types of facilities generating these discharges. Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste Management Facilities are generally within an oil gas field; Commercial Disposal Facilities are generally offsite, receives E&P wastes and other types of waste waters.
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Description
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a new mercury prevention campaign to inform citizens, businesses and the medical industry about the serious health threat associated with exposures to mercury and to develop strategies to keep mercury out of our environment. Links to mercury topics, projects, and Colorado resources for dealing with mercury waste. Some links go to non-state sites.
Series
Special report volume no. 16
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Description
The Agricultural Chemicals and Groundwater Protection Act took effect on July 1, 1990, and established the Groundwater Protection Program. Its purpose is to reduce agricultural chemicals' negative impacts on groundwater and the environment. Agricultural chemicals covered under this legislation include commercial fertilizers and all pesticides. The goal is to prevent groundwater contamination before it occurs by improving agricultural chemical management....
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The Water Quality Control Division (the Division) in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is tasked with administering water quality control programs to protect waters of the state. The Division provides education, compliance assistance, permits, inspections and enforcement to promote prevention, control and abatement of water pollution. Per HB121119, the Division has been meeting since June (a total of 10 meetings) with stakeholders...
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
The federal Clean Water Act requires that stormwater discharges from certain types of facilities be authorized under stormwater discharge permits. The goal of the stormwater permits program is to reduce the amount of pollutants entering streams, lakes and rivers as a result of runoff from residential, commercial and industrial areas. The original 1990 regulation covered municipal (i.e., publicly-owned) storm sewer systems for municipalities over 100,000...