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<br />c.;-. <br /> <br />authorized for the 1\'PDES program and currently run it. We urge the Forum's Technical <br />Workgroup and the new acting Forum Policy/!'.'PDES Committee contact, Edward C. Anton. of <br />the California State Water Resources Control Board to inform EPA of any specific informational <br />interests as soon as possible. Adequate notice as to information needs is critical to be able to <br />suppon. a change in the Forum Policy on 1\'PDES. Currently, there is a complex and important <br />challenge that may face the ]\;'"PDES permit writers for the Colorado River Basin. Coal Bed <br />Methane development was discussed at the last Forum and Council meetings. While the current <br />NPDES Forum Policy appears to primarily focus on a I ton/day or 350 tons/year of salt loading <br />threshholdsl it may be prudent also to begin monitoring another parameter in relationship to this <br />significant energy development The key indicator of designated use (under the Clean \Vater Act <br />(C\VA)), for agriculture, that must be evaluated and monitored for, is the Salinity Absorption <br />Ratio (SAR) , the relationship of sodium to calcium and magnesium.' <br /> <br />o <br />.- <br />'"'- <br /> <br />5. Approval Process for Triennial Rniews - EPA acknowledges the Council's appreciation of <br />EPA's efforts to expedite its approval process (page 9) EPA is responding to many policy <br />changes and resource impacts to approval of water quality standards (e.g. ~10A between the U.S. <br />Fish and \Vildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) <br />consultation on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the "Alaska Rule" implications under the <br />Clean Water Act). However, EPA will continue to attempt to expedite the approval process by <br />working closely with states and the Fish & Wildlife Service Field Offices to expedite reviews. <br />EP A will be as involved with the 2002 re\;ew, the seven states as possible. An updated status <br />repOI1 will be gathered soon from the Regions and states <br /> <br />lRelationship ofeoal Bed Methane predictive scenarios for well development to salinity <br />loading levels sent to Jack Barnett, Executive Director in October 9, 2000 in a letter from <br />Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Administrator Gary Beach. <br />Letter distributed by Jack Barnett under Forum Memorandum 00-87. <br /> <br />CO River Salinity 2000 Ann. Report - EP A- pg2 <br />