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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agency is responsive to environmental problems throughout the country,
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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-.J The Air and Waste Management Division provides operational management and
01 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; pertinent radiation activities as they relate to Region VIII; and
the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

b. Water Management Division

The Water Management Division provides operational management and
direction of all water activities in the region. Programs include
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 Agencies

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

a number of
These

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 assist,ing 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 which are important in
environmental planning activities--and for the management of the Colorado
Intergovernmental Review System. The Division of Local Government
administers the State Emergency Water and Sewer Grant funds, and is the
liaison for the Department's Executive Director in the administration of
the Hazardous Materials Incident Emergency Response Fund.

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