WSP03222

• File Number: 8273.500
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - EPA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/1/1984
• Title: State-EPA Agreement 1984-85 and 1985-86
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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a. OfUce of Health Protection,

The environmental health programs administered by the Colorado Department
of Health are organized under the Office of HealthProtection.- This
office is under the direction of an Assistant Director of. ,the Department
of Health, who reports to the Department's Executive Director. Within the
Office of Health Protection (OHP) are six operating divisions; these are:

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Air Pollution Control Division;
Consumer Protection Division;
Disease Control and Epidemiology Division;
Radiation Control Division;
Waste Management Division; and
Water Quality Control Divison.

The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission and the Colorado Air Quality
Control Commission are also administratively assigned to the Office of
Health Protection, although both function as independent policy-making
bodies.

The Office of Health Protection also includes a ,small central
adminis,trative ,and planning staff . The OHP staff is under the direction
of the Assistant Director. The Office staff is responsible for
coordination development of the annual workplan for the six divisions,
policy development and guidance, project management, fiscal and budget
management, development of positions on various environmental issues,
project reviews, energy and mineral activities, 'local government and
public relations, staff training and legislative initiatives.

b. Water Quality Control Commission and Division

The Water Quality Control Division enforces the Stat,e water quality
control statutes and regulations of both the Water Quality Control
Commission and the Colorado Board of Health. The Water Quality Control
Commission is responsible for the development of a regulatory program to
assure the prevention, control and abatement of water pollution and water
quality protection throughout the State. The Division assists the
Commission in developing stream classification standards, regulates
discharges to c~mply with those standards by issuing discharge permits,
performs site application and plan specification reviews, and performs
monitoring and enforcement activities. The Division oversees water
quality management planning, manages Federal and State construction grant
assistance programs, and provides technical assistance to local
governments.

The Division serves in a staff capacity to' the Water Quality Control
Commission, which is a nine-member policy and regulatory body, appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the Colorado Senate. The Division
implements a regulatory drinking water program under the jurisdiction of
the Board of Health, including drinking water regulations, plans and
specification reviews of public, water treatment facilities and State
minimum requirements for individual treatment systems. Water and
wastewater treatment plant operators in the State are certified through
the Plant Operators Certification ~oard.

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