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199B - Colorado Flow Hazard Mitigation Plan (409) be marketed to the public or applied to agricultural land and reclamation sites. Stormwater from industrial activities, construction, and urbanized areas can con- tain high levels of pollutants, such as sediment, met- als, oils, and nutrients. The section issues permits for the discharge of storrnwater from these types of activi- ties. The permits require the development of Stormwa- ter Management Plans to identify and clean up poten- tial stormwater pollutants. Field Support Field Support serves as a liaison between the Water Quality Controi Division and the regulated community. The section conducts water and wastewater facility inspections, reviews plans and specifications and other technical documents for these facilities, investi- gates citizen complaints, collects surface water and wastewater effluent samples, and provides emergency response to spills and other situations that threaten water quality. .. The section administers the State Construction Grant Program, and aiso implements the State Water Pollu- tion Control Revolving Fund, which began providing loans in 1990, at or below market rates, for construc- tion of publicly-owned treatment plants. Operator Certification The staff provides support for the Colorado Plant Operators Certification Board that certifies water and wastewater treatment plant operators and classifies treatment plants. Ground Water and standards expanded wastewater treatment plants, issuance of 401 certification of Corps of Engineers 404 permits, consultation on individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS), and special field studies on streams and lakes. Treatment Plants All proposed treatment piants are analyzed to see how they meet the govemor's executive orders on flood- plain management and flood insurance. Because sewage flows downhill (unless pumped at great cost), , many treatment plants are built in floodplains so that they are as low as possible in relation to the develop- ment they serve. For that reason a lot of sewage treatment piants require dikes or flood proofing. The Water Quality Control Division staff relies on the Colorado Geologic Survey to review proposals for I flood hazard problems. The division's review is pri- marily a conceptuai review focusing on the sanitary issues. The primary concerns of the division's review process are whether the proposal meets local govern- ment standards and how It fits in with plans and recommendations by the Colorado Geological Survey, . the local Council of Governments, and adjacent cities and towns. However, the site application does include questions regarding floodplain issues. The current review process allows the Geological Survey to for- ward to the Colorado Water Conservation Board any proposals it feels need additional review. 3.2.1.6.2 Laboratory and Radiation Services Division The Laboratory and Radiation Control Division enforce standards for wastes. They have recently passed regulations for siting hazaFdous wastes. They enforce the requirement that such wastes not be disposed of in the 100-year floodplain. They are also forcing the removal of pre-existing deposits of wastes where pub- iic health, safety, and welfare are endangered. With regard to radioactive wastes, they also enforce stan- dards requiring that wastes not be disposed of in the 500-year floodplain. This section provides much of the support needed by the Water Quality Control Commission in setting water , quality standards and developing control regulations to , protect both surface and ground water quality. The section is responsible for collecting and analyzing much of the water quality data in the state and for writing reports on the quality of the state's waters. Of particular importance is the Agricultural Chemicals monitoring program carried out by the ground water unit. Cither important functions of the ground water program are assistance to communities in protecting The Emergency Management Program (EMP) pro- their ground water supplies via a Wellhead Protection vides planning, training, coordination, exercise devel- Program, drafting of permits for point sources dis- opment and environmental emergency response func- charging to ground water, and maintenance of an , tions on behalf of the Colorado Department of Public extensive ground water database. The section also Health and Environment (CDPHE). The EMP staffs a has responsibility for the management of the Nonpoint 24-hour emergency reporting, response and assis- Source Control Program. The program conducts nu- tance line for CDPHE. This emergency line links CD- merous demonstration and education projects show- PHE with industry, emergency responders and re- ing how voluntary efforts at reducing nonpoint pollu- sources to protect citizens of the state from the effects tion can be successful. The program also provides of environmental and public health hazards. oversight of water quality management planning Th EMP d'rects d rt stat d local ct.. (Section 208 of the Clean Water Act). other duties of . e I an . suppo sean . a IVI- the section include finai approval of sites for new or lies that. enhance offsite response ~o possible radlolog- '. lcal aCCIdents at Rocky Flats EnVIronmental T echnol- The Emergency Management Program ~ ChapfJer3-14 1128/9610:51 PM