PUB00105

• Year: 1999
• Title: Conference Proceedings: 24th Annual Gunnison Water Workshop
• CWCB Section: Administration
• Description: Theme of the workshop was Garden of Dreams v. High-Desert Reality
• Publications - Doc Type: Other

2.

The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission ("CWQCC") establishes
surface water quality policy in the state. The CWQCC classifies state waters,
sets water quality standards, and adopts regulations and procedures.

3.

The Colorado Water Quality Control Division administers the standards and
regulations adopted by the CWQCC.

4.

Point Source Pollution:

a. A "point source" is a discrete conveyance, such as a pipe, ditch,
tunnel, or conduit. 33 U.S.C. 9 1362(14); C.R.S. 925-8-103(14).

b. Section 402 ofthe Clean Water Act establishes thcNational Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES"), which requires a permit
for the discharge of any pollutant from a point source into the waters
ofthe United States. 33 U.S.C. 9 1342.

c. Colorado has assumed responsibility for the NPDES permit program.
The Water Quality Control Division issues CPDES permits to non-
federal facilities in Colorado, and has the authority to take legal
action against any discharger who violates permit conditions and
limitations. 5 C.C.R. 1002-61.

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Nonpoint Source Pollution:

a. "Nonpoint source pollution" does not result from a discharge of
pollutants at a specific, single location, but generally results from
land runoff, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, or percolation.

b. Accounts for more than half of the pollutants entering streams and
rivers in Colorado. The main sources are urban runoff, agricultural
activities, past mining operations, and hydrologic modifications.

c. Controls are primarily based on best management practices
("BMPs"), actions that reduce the pollution load reaching a stream.

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