GENERAL48101

• Permit No: M1980233
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/2/1995
• Doc Name: STORMWATER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES COSTILLA CNTY LANDFILL PIT
• From: CDOH
• To: COSTILLA CNTY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Roy Romer, Governor
Patti Shwaydcr, Acting Executive Director
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April 24, 1995
Epi Jaramillo
Costilla County
P.O. Box 100
San Luis, CO 81152
Re: Stormwater Permit Requirements for Industrial Activities
Costilla County Landfill Pit
Costilla County
Dear Mr. Jaramillo,
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It has come to our attention that you may be engaged in an industrial activity that is included under
the stormwater regulations. We have no record that you have applied for or obtained a Stormwater
- Discharge Permit for the above-referenced facility.
In 1987, the US Congress amended the Clean Water Act to expressly include stormwater discharges
from industrial and construction sites as requiring Clean Water Act controls. In 1990, EPA issued
regulations that require specific industrial and construction activities to obtain permits in order to
discharge stormwater from their facilities. Active and inactive landfills (Standard Industrial
Classification Code 4953) are specifically included. The Water Quality Control Division of the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has direction and authority to administer the
stotmwater permit program in Colorado.
Since the above-referenced site is specifically included under the regulations, a Stormwater General
Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Heavy or Light Industrial Activity is required. A
copy of the application form has been enclosed for your use. The application should have been
completed and submitted to our office prior to beginning operations or October 1, 1992, whichever
was later. Since activities have already begun, the application should be returned by May 24, 1995.
If you feel that a permit is not required for your facility, please contact me to discuss this matter by
this same date.
Note that the application requires the preparation of a 5tormwater Management Plan (SWMP). A
guidance document on the SWMP preparation has also been enclosed. Please submit your SWMP
along with your application.