Questions about public notice actions or requests for hard copies of drafts can be made by phone:
Starting in January 2021, the division is piloting a Public Comment Template with a chart for you to add comments instead. This chart allows for more flexibility by commenters than the Google form, but still organizes the comments in a way that will allow the division to more easily review and respond. There is no character or word limit for this chart.
- Here is a link to the permit comment template chart in Microsoft Word.
- Please use this template for all substantive comments on permits noticed in January and afterwards. If you would like the division to review additional reference documents, please describe and reference them in the comment chart.
- Please email the comments as a Microsoft Word document to the permit writer. If you would like, please feel free to submit the comments as a PDF as well but we will be using the Word for our responses.
2021 Public notice schedule
Public Notice Summaries
April 08, 2021 Public Notice Summary
March 11, 2021 Public Notice Summary
February 11, 2021 Public Notice Summary
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Public Notice Documents
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Permit Records
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| CO0045420 Modification 3 Domestic Individual |
Upper Blue Sanitation District Iowa Hill Reclamation Facility Blue River Summit County |
Nathan Bradley 303-692-3623 Nathan.Bradley@state.co.us |
45420 Documents | CO0045420 | 4/08/2021 | 5/10/2021 |
| CO0048830 Modification 1 Domestic Individual |
Town of Gypsum Gypsum WWTF Eagle River Eagle County |
Nathan Bradley 303-692-3623 Nathan.Bradley@state.co.us |
48830 Documents | CO0048830 | 4/08/2021 | 5/10/2021 |
| CO0024171 Modification 1 Domestic Individual |
City of Westminster Big Dry Creek WWTF Big Dry Creek and Farmers Highline Canal Adams County |
Jon Wallace 303-692-3609 Jon.Wallace@state.co.us |
24171 Documents | CO0024171 | 3/11/2021 | 4/12/2021 |
| CO0024431 Modification 1 Domestic Individual |
Eagle River Water & Sanitation District Avon WWTF Eagle River Eagle County |
Jon Wallace 303-692-3609 Jon.Wallace@state.co.us |
24431 Documents | CO0024431 | 3/11/2021 | 4/12/2021 |
| CO0032115 Modification 2 Industrial Individual |
Trapper Mine Inc Trapper Mine Johnson Gulch, No-Name Gulch, Coyote Gulch, Ute Gulch, Pyeatt Gulch, Buzzard Gulch, Grouse Gulch, Sage Gulch, Oak Gulch, Horse Gulch, Flume Gulch, Deal Gulch, Deacon Gulch, Jeffway Gulch. Moffat County |
Erin Scott 303-692-3506 Erin.Scott@state.co.us |
32115 Documents | CO0032115 | 3/11/2021 | 4/12/2021 |
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CO0047287 |
City of Evans Hill n' Park Consolidated WWTF South Platte River Weld County |
Jon Wallace 303-692-3609 Jon.Wallace@state.co.us |
47287 Documents | CO0047287 | 3/11/2021 | 4/12/2021 |
Proposed Withdrawal of Permitting Policy WQP-5
The Water Quality Control Division is proposing to withdraw its Permit Policy for Mining Activities permitting policy (WQP-5, published in 1987). The division will accept comment on the proposed withdrawal for 30 days (until May 8, 2021). Comments may be sent to meg.parish@state.co.us. The division will consider, but will not necessarily respond to, public comments in its final decision regarding this policy.
The Permit Policy for Mining Activities policy has several errors and is inconsistent with policy WQP-1, Permit Inactivation Policy When a Discharge Remains. Further, WQP-5 includes guidance which is not consistent with or does not incorporate current regulations, including federal Effluent Limit Guidelines (ELGs); 5 CCR 1002-31, Regulation No. 31, Basic Standards and Methodologies for Surface Water, which requires protection of beneficial uses; and federal and state stormwater regulations promulgated subsequent to this policy. Therefore, the division proposes to withdraw WQP-5.
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS ON 401 CERTIFICATION FOR EPA PESTICIDE GENERAL PERMIT
The draft EPA 2021 Pesticide General Permit in the chart below has been received by the Water Quality Control Division. In Colorado, this permit only applies to the discharge of pesticides from federal facilities (like Department of Defense bases, the Denver Federal Center, and federal prisons). The State of Colorado has its own pesticides permit for non-federal dischargers, https://cdphe.colorado.gov/water-quality-aquatic-pesticides-permit.
Under section 401 of the Clean Water Act a federal agency may not issue a permit or license to conduct any activity that may result in any discharge into waters of the United States unless a state issues a Section 401 water quality certification that the discharge will comply with the Clean Water Act, Colorado water quality protections (including standards and antidegradation protections), and Colorado law. The division can issue a regular certification with no additional conditions, a conditional certification with additional conditions necessary to ensure compliance with existing water quality standards and other protections, or deny certification because the permit will lead to a violation of Colorado law or water quality protections.
The division has made a draft determination that no additional conditions are necessary for this permit to ensure compliance with with the Clean Water Act, Colorado water quality protections (including standards and antidegradation protections), and Colorado law. If you have comments on this draft determination, please send them to John Nieland at john.nieland@state.co.us by May 8, 2021.
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APPLICANT |
EPA PERMIT # |
ACTIVITY |
COUNTY |
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DRAFT DETERMINATION |
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EPA 2021 Pesticide General Permit. Full permit and fact sheet can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/pest |
Point source discharges of biological pesticides and chemical pesticides that leave a residue from federal facilities in Colorado | Federal facilities throughout Colorado | Various throughout Colorado | No additional conditions (regular certification) |