WSP01909

• File Number: 8273.500
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - EPA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/12/1979
• Title: State - EPA Agreement -- Colorado Region VIII FY 79
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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and enforcement compliance monitoring of wastewater treatment facll itles;

Expanding the State's certification program to include certification

of municipal and private laboratories to handle wastewater samples

from municipalities, commercial establ ishments and Industry;

Evaluating the need for a State branch laboratory in southeast Colorado.

b) There is a need for short term and ongoing training programs for Oivi-

slon personnel working In management, 201, and 402.

c) New 201 regulations and industrial pretreatment regulations will re-

quire more effort to be spent on pretreatment during the development of 201

facility plans. At this time we have received an opinion from the Attorney

General's office as to legal authority and such regulations are being prepared.

This situation should be improved In the near future with 106 funds that will be

released with 205(g) funds.

d) Under the 205(g) delegation to the State there is a potential overlap

between the 205(g) grants project engineer and the district engineer regarding

final and follow-up O&M inspections of facilities that are constructed using 201

funds. Integration of the functions of the district engineers with the 205(g)

requirements will be made as the delegation agreement is prepared.

7. Conc 1 us ion

The State has numerous manpower 'needs, many of which cannot be met during

the term of this agreement. Therefore, priorities will be establ ished and a

long term program developed to address how the State can best meet these needs.

Included in this strategy will be an Identification of how the State can better

utilize its existing resources. Sources of federal funds that are currently

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