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<br />Ne~_~exico - Authority for issuing permits has not been <br /> <br />o <br />~. <br />I-" <br />.C"J <br /> <br />granted to the State and the program is being administered by <br /> <br />EPA, Region VI. EPA is following the Forum policy in the <br /> <br /> <br />administration of the permit program. In the Colorado River <br /> <br />Basin within the state, the following industrial permits have <br /> <br />been issued: Electric Power - 3; Coal mines - 3; Uranium <br /> <br /> <br />mines - 8; and Gravel plants - 4. All permi ts are cons is- <br /> <br />tent with the Forum's policy regarding salt discharge. <br />EPA has determined that discharges covered by the <br />Uranium mine permits will contribute less than 350 tons of <br />salt per year to the nearest perennial stream segment of the <br /> <br />Colorado River. <br /> <br />Municipal discharge permits have been issued for three <br /> <br />major and two minor sewage treatment plants, two water <br /> <br />~reatment plants, and a small domestic sewage system. Forum <br /> <br />policy will be followed in the issuance of new or reissued <br /> <br />permits. <br /> <br />.!!.i~.h - In accordance with the state EPA Agreement, the <br />state of Utah drafts most municipal permits and all minor <br />industrial permits. After Public Notice and State certifica- <br />tion EPA issues all NPDES permits. Five municipal permits in <br /> <br />the Colorado River Basin (Price, Washington, lllJoab, Bonanza, <br /> <br />Hiawatha) were issued during the period of October 1, 1981 to <br />September 30, 1982. Price River Water Improvement District <br /> <br />and the town of Washington are required to monitor and submit <br /> <br />information on the sources of salinity in their system. Moab <br /> <br />-26- <br />