WSP12263

• File Number: 8272.500
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Colo Dept of Public Health - WQCC and WQCD
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/1990
• Author: WQCD
• Title: Colorado Nonpoint Source Management Program - Prepared to Fulfill the Requirements of Section 319 of the Clean Water Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The Division is assisted in nonpoint source deoision making by the Colorado
Nonpoint Source Task Force. The Task Foroe is comprised of agenoies at the
state, looal and federal level and as well, interest groups involved in
nonpoint source water quality issues. The Division is a member of the Task
Force and serves to coordinate nonpoint activities to meet statewide needs.
The Task Force proposes changes in the form of updates to the State Assessment
Report, Manag,ement programs, and BMP's as well as proposing demonstration
projeot areas and educational programs for nonpoint source funding efforts.

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2. Water Oualitv Control commission (Commission I

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The Water Qual~ty Control Commission is a nine member board, appo~nted by the
Governor, to serve as a regulatory and policy setting entity for water quality
issues in Colorado. Therefore, the Division is guided in its efforts to
conduct the nonpoint souroe program by the Commission.

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The commission also holds public meetings or hearings, as required, on
portions of the state nonpoint sourOe program. These public forums allow
public input into the state Assessment Report, Management program activities,
and priorities for nonpoint source funding. Commission adoption of these
documents, and their updates, serve as final agency action.

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3. The Governor

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Section 319 of the clean Water Act requires the Governor' to provide EPA with
the state Assessment Report and Management programs for nonpoint sources.
Therefore, the Governor's action on these items stands as final state action.
The Governor acts upon recommendations for these items, through the request of
the Water Quality Control Commission, and follows their recommendations on
these items.

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a. Role ,of the Colorado Nonnoint Source Task Force in Nonnoint source
Manaaement

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The colorado Nonpoint source Task Force was formed, at the request of the
Water Quality control Division, in May 1987. The Task Force was formed to
serve as a Oombination advisory and work group to assist the Division in
creating COlorado's nonpoint source program. The Task Force provides a two
tier approaoh to assisting the Division in developing and maintaining nonpoint
source programs. The first tier is an advisory committee of twenty-five
members which directly advises the Division on nonpoint issues. The second
tier consists of subcommittees with open membership which provide direction to
the advisory oommittee representing specifio areas of nonpoint source
concern. The role of the subcommittees of the Task Force is particularly
critical in defining the direction of the Colorado Nonpoint Souroe program.
These subcommittees will serve to provide maintenance of a statewide program
and to provide strategies for nonpoint source control.

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