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<br />""" <br />.....:J <br />t;. <br />~ <br /> <br />The Color~do Water Quality Control Commission and the Colorado Air <br />Quality Control Commission are also administratively assigned to the <br />Office of Health Protection, although both function as independent <br />policy-making bodies. A Waste Management Advisory Council is being <br />formulated by the State and will be attached to the Office. In <br />addition, SB 519 established the H~zardous Waste Committee to develop <br />regulations for a State Hazardous Waste Program to provide to the <br />Colorado Board of Health. <br /> <br />The Office of Health Protection also includes a small central <br />administrative and planning staff. The OHP staff is under the <br />direction of the Assistant Director and includes the Environmental <br />Programs Administrator, Management/Fiscal Analyst, and Energy <br />Coordinator/Researcher. The Office staff is responsible for work <br />planning and programming, policy development and guidance, project <br />management, fiscal and budget management, technical issues position <br />development and coordination, project reviews, energy and mineral <br />activities, local government and public relations, staff training and <br />legislative initiatives. <br /> <br />b. Water Quality Control Commission and Division <br /> <br />The Water Quality Control Division enforces the State water quality <br />control statutes and regulations of both the Water Quality Control <br />Commission and the Colorado Board of Health. The Water Quality <br />Control Commission is responsible for the development of a regulatory <br />program to assure the prevention control and abatement of water <br />pollution and water quality protection throughout the State. The <br />Division assists the Commission in developing stream classification <br />standards, regulates discharges to comply with those standards by <br />issuing discharge permits, performs site application and plan <br />specification reviews, and performs monitoring and enforcement <br />activities. The Division oversees water quality management planning, <br />manages Federal and State construction grant assistance programs, and <br />provides technical assistan~e to local governments. <br /> <br />The Division serves in a staff capacity to the Water Quality Control <br />Commission, which is a nine-member policy and regul~tory body, <br />appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Colorado Senate. The <br />Division implements a regulatory drinking water program under the <br />jurisdiction of the Board of Health, including drinking water <br />regulations, plans and specification reviews of public water treatment <br />facilites and State minimum requirements for individual treatment <br />systems. Water and wastewater treatment plant operators in the State <br />are certified through the Plant Operators Certification Board. <br /> <br />c. Air Quality Control Commission and Division <br /> <br />The Air Pollution Control Division has the responsibility to enforce <br />State air pollution control statutes and regulations of the Air <br />Quality Control Commission, to provide technical advice and services <br />on air pollution problems and on control techniques, and to conduct <br />research and studies on the causes, sources, and control of air <br /> <br />-14- <br />