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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />d. Currently, nonpoint source control is voluntary in Colorado. <br /> <br />6. Total Maximum Daily Loads ("TMDLs"). 33 US.c. 9 1313. <br /> <br />a. States must inventory quality-impaired stream segments, list them <br />according to priority, and develop TMDLs for each segment. In <br />Colorado, the Water Quality Control Division is scheduled to <br />complete this process by 2010. <br /> <br />b. A TMDL is an estimate of the greatest amount of a specific pollutant <br />that a water body or stream can receive without violating water <br />quality standards. <br /> <br />c. TMDLs apply to both point sources and nonpoint sources. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Ground Water: <br /> <br />I. Regulated pursuant to the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, C.R.S. 925- <br />8-101, et seq. <br /> <br />2. The CWQCC establishes water quality standards and classifies groundwater <br />in the state. C.R.S. 9925-8-202 to -204. It has established Basic Standards <br />for Ground Water, 5 C.C.R. 1002-41, and Site-Specific Standards for Ground <br />Water, 5 C.C.R. 1002-42. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />Drinking Water: <br /> <br />I. The Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 5 C.C.R. 1003-01, <br />implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.c. 9 300f, et seq., <br />which establishes organic, inorganic, and bacteriological standards that must <br />be met at the tap. <br /> <br />2. Under the Colorado drinking water regulations, public water suppliers must <br />monitor contaminants, comply with Maximum Contaminant Levels, and <br />provide treatment to assure that the water supply is continually safe to drink. <br /> <br />23 <br />