WSP03172

• File Number: 8273.500
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - EPA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1982
• Title: State-EPA Agreement 1982-83 and 1983-84
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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pollution control, waste management, pesticides, radiation, and noise
control. To ensure that the agency is responsive to environmental problems
throughout the county, regional offices are located in ten regions of the
country. Region VIII, with headquarters in Denver, is responsible for
Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.

a. Air and Waste Management Division

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The Air and Waste Management Division provides operational management
and direction of programs for the control of air pollution and
hazardous and toxic substances. It administers the provisions of the
Clean Air Act of 1977; the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as
amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the
Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980; the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by the Federal
Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972; the Noise Control Act of
1972; pertinent radiation activities as they relate to aegion VIII;
and the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Comprehensive
~nvironmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980.

b. Water Management Division

The Water Management Division provides operational management and
direction of all water activities in the region. Programs included
are construction grants, water quality planning, water supply,
underground injection control, non-point source management, water
quality standards, dredge and fill permit reviews, and EIS reviews.

c. Environmental Services Division

The Environmental Services Division is responsible for monitoring,
laboratory services, emergency response, quality assurance, and
research and development liaison for all program areas in the region.

3. Other ~encies

In addition to the Colorado Department' of Health and the EPA, a number of
other agencies have important environmental responsibilities. These
agencies include:

a. Colorado Department of Local Affairs

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs is responsible for providing
support to local governments in Colorado in a-number of important
areas, including energy impact planning and assistance, housing, law
enforcement, economic development, and governmental operations. With
respect to environmental activities, the Department of Local Affairs
is responsible for assisting the Water Quality Control Division in
administering non-EPA funded State and Federal wastewater facility
grant programs. The Department's Division of Local Government is
also responsible for demographic analyses and forecasting, both of

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