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<br />-.....:,-..~- <br /> <br />b. Colorado Department of Agriculture <br /> <br />...... <br />-..I <br />~,J <br />0) <br /> <br />The Colorado Department of Agriculture is responsible for performing <br />regulatory and inspection activities relating to agriculture, the control <br />of livestock health within the State, the control of predators and <br />rodec.ts, and a variety of other activities related to agriculture and <br />agricultural products. Of particular significance to environmental health <br />are its responsibilities to license and control the contents, sales, and <br />uses of pesticides and to encourage and develop biological controls for <br />harmful insect and plant pests. <br /> <br />c. Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the State's natural <br />resources "management" agency. The Department's responsibilities <br />include: fish and wildlife management, administration of the State's <br />water rights system, water resources planning and development, parks and <br />recreation, mine inspections, mined land reclamation, the management of <br />state-owned lands, oil and gas regulation, and the State Geological Survey. <br /> <br />The planning and development of State water resources and management of <br />Colorado water rights are integrally related to the water quality <br />management activities of the Department of Health. The administration of <br />mined land reclamation and oil and gas regulations requires close <br />coordination with the Health Department's water quality control, solid and <br />hazardous waste control, radiation and air quality control programs. A <br />major concern in water quality management efforts is assuring adequate <br />water quality for fisheries and aquatic life. This requires close <br />coordination between the two departments. The identification of suitable <br />sites for disposal of hazardous and solid wastes must draw upon the <br />expertise of the Geological Survey. <br /> <br />The Department of Natural Resources manages the Colorado Joint Review <br />Process. This process coordinates local, State, and Federal agency <br />reviews of major natural resources management and development <br />projects--including energy, mineral, and sk~ing'pr~jects. <br /> <br />d. Local Health Departments <br /> <br />Throughout much of Colorado, direct public health services are provided by <br />local health departments. These departments are established pursuant to <br />State law, and are organized at either the county level or in multi county <br />districts. Altogether, there are 14 local health departments in Colorado <br />providing public health services to at least 80 percent of the State's <br />population. <br /> <br />Local health departments have important environmental health <br />responsibilities. Most apparent are the activities of seven local health <br />departments in air pollution control, which have contracts with the Air <br />Pollution Control Division. These local air pollution control programs, <br />which cover the Front Range urban corridor from Fort Collins to Pueblo and <br />the Grand Junction area, are an important extension of the State's air <br />quality control program. Equally important are local health department <br />activities in protecting public drinking water supplies, controlling <br /> <br />-19- <br />