Public Notice: Draft Permit Actions, Enforcement Actions, and Other Documents

2024 Public notice schedule

​Public Notice Summaries

• July 11, 2024 Public Notice Summary
• June 13, 2024 Public Notice Summary
• May 9, 2024 Public Notice Summary

PUBLIC NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT ACTIONS

 

Use this permit comment form for all comments on permits noticed. 

Instructions on how to use the template:

• Please email your completed public comments form as a Microsoft Word document to the permit writer. (listed in the table below). 
• 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.

WQCD invites you to review and comment on a number of draft actions under the Clean Water Act and the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, including draft permits, draft permit modifications, and settlements/penalty actions. Please go to here to review and comment on draft actions.

You 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 number/ Action	Permittee/Facility	Permit writer	Public Notice Documents	Permit Records	Beginning date	End date
CO0048801 Termination Denial Individual Permit	Bent County Fort Lyons Correctional Facility WTP Arkansas River Bent County	Jon Wallace jon.wallace@state.co.us	48801 Document	CO0048801	7/11/2024	8/12/2024
CO0049044 Renewal Individual Permit	Oxbow US Coal, LLC Terror Creek Loadout Facility Gunnison River Delta County	Hallie Crow hallie.crow@state.co.us	49044       Document	CO0049044	7/11/2024	8/12/2024
COB001000 Renewal	Traverse Genetics - Colorado, LLC 24800 County Road Y Hasty, CO 81044 Bent County Surface Water	Michael Sherry 303-692-3614 michael.sherry@state.co.us	B001000 Document	COB001000	7/11/2024	8/12/2024
COB004000 Renewal	Midwest Farms, LLC (8 facilities) PO Box 86 Burlington, CO 80807	Cary Ruble 303-692-2978 cary.ruble@state.co.us	B004000 Document	B004000	7/11/2024	8/12/2024
CO0041840 Modification Individual	Town of Telluride Telluride Regional WWTP San Miguel River San Miguel County	Maddie Johnson madeline.johnson@state.co.us		CO0041840	6/13/2024	7/15/2024
CO0049069 Renewal Individual	Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC New Horizon North Mine San Miguel River Montrose County	Hallie Crow hallie.crow@state.co.us		CO0049069	6/13/2024	7/15/2024
CO0049071  Renewal Individual Permit	Hayden Gulch Terminal LLC Hayden Gulch Loadout Yampa River Routt County	Erin Scott Erin.scott@state.co.us	49071     Document	CO0049071	5/9/2023	6/6/2024
CO0048119 Termination Individual Permit	LKA International, Inc. Golden Wonder Mine Deadmans Gulch Hinsdale County	Kontessa Rodriguez Chavez kontessa.rodriguez-chavez@state.co.us	48119     Document	CO0048119	5/9/2024	6/6/2024
CO0024201	City of Victor City of Victor WWTF	John Wallace	24201     Document	CO0024201	4/11/2024	5/10/2024
COB014000 Renewal Issuance	Torridian Agrico, LLC 2749 CR BB	Cary Ruble cary.ruble@state.co.us	14000       Document	COB014000	3/14/2024	4/15/2024
COR900000 Modification	CDPS General Permit Industrial Stormwater General Permit for Non- Extractive Industries	Mary Welch mary.welch@state.co.us	900000       Document	COR900000	3/14/2024	4/15/2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT SETTLEMENT/PENALTY ACTIONS

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the proposed Compliance Order on Consent between the Division and the City of Arvada (“Arvada”). This compliance order resolves Arvada’s violations of the Water Quality Control Act. Arvada operates a wastewater collection system in Jefferson County. Division Contact: Jocelyn Brink, 303-692-2840 / jocelyn.brink@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the proposed Compliance Order on Consent between the Division, Emcon, Inc., and Overlook Park Properties LLC. This compliance order resolves alleged violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and Emcon, Inc. and Overlook Park Properties LLC’s discharge permit, as identified in Notice of Violation / Cease and Desist Order Number SO-200310-2, issued on March 10, 2020. Emcon, Inc. and Overlook Park Properties LLC conducted construction activities at the Overlook Park Subdivision project in Routt County, Colorado. Division Contact: name, 303-692-3290 / jacob.dyste@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the proposed Compliance Order on Consent between the Division, O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc., and Hanna Design Group Inc. (“Parties”). This compliance order resolves alleged violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and the Parties’ discharge permit, as identified in Notice of Violation / Cease and Desist Order Number SO-230214-1, issued on February 14, 2023. The Parties conducted commercial construction activities at a project in Adams County, Colorado. Division Contact: Eric Mink, 303-692-2312 / eric.mink@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the proposed Compliance Order on Consent between the Division and Orica USA Inc. (“Orica”). This compliance order resolves Orica’s violations of Colorado Discharge Permit System Permit Number CO0046221. Orica operates a wastewater treatment facility in Arapahoe County. Division Contact: Jocelyn Brink, 303-692-2840 / jocelyn.brink@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the proposed Compliance Order on Consent between the Division, Northern Colorado Constructors, Inc., and City of Westminster. This compliance order resolves alleged violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and Northern Colorado Constructors, Inc., and City of Westminster’s discharge permits, as identified in Notice of Violation / Cease and Desist Order Number SO-230119-1, issued on January 19, 2023. Northern Colorado Constructors, Inc., and City of Westminster conducted construction activities at a project in Adams County, Colorado. Division Contact: Marah Green, 303-692-2841 / marah.green@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the March 26, 2024 Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order/Order for Civil Penalty issued to Thompson Thrift Construction, Inc. This order was issued in response to Thompson Thrift Construction, Inc.’s violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and its discharge permit. Thompson Thrift Construction, Inc. operates a planned construction dewatering project located in Boulder County, Colorado. Division Contact: Marah Green, 303-692-2841 / marah.green@state.co.us

Documents related to the above enforcement actions are available for public inspection at the Division.
Copies of the above actions are available upon written request to the Division. Public comments should
be submitted by 7/17/2024 and directed to CDPHE, WQCD-CWE-B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South,
Denver, CO 80246-1530.

 

OTHER DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC NOTICE

None at this time.