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<br />COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
<br />Environmental Clearances Information Summa
<br />PURPOSE -This summary is intended to inform entities external to CDOT Ihat may be entering the shale highway rightof-way to
<br />perform work related to their own facilities (such as Utility, Special Use or Access Permittees), about some of the more commonly
<br />encountered environmental permits/clearances that may apply to their activities. This listing is not all-indusive -additional
<br />environmental or wltural resource permits/dearances may be required in certain instances. Appropriate local, state and federal
<br />agencies should be contacted for additional inforrtwtion 'rf there is any uncertainty about what permits/clearances are required for a
<br />specific activity. IMPORTANT- Please Review The Following Information Carefully- Failure to Comply Wlih Regulatory
<br />R uirements Ma Resuk In Sus ensfon or Revocation of Your CDOT Permit, Or Enforcement Actions B Other A eneies
<br />CLEARANCE CONTACTS -As indicated in the pertniUclearance descriptions listed below, the following individuals or agencies
<br />may be contacted for additional information:
<br />• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)-General Information-(303) 692-2035
<br />Water Quality Control Division (WOCD) (303) 692-3500
<br />Environmental Permitting Webske htto://wrowv.cdohestate.co_us/oermits.aso.
<br />CDOT Water Quality Program Manager; Rick Willard (303) 757-9343
<br />• CDOT /CDPHE Liaison; Pat Martinek (303) 757-9787
<br />CDOT Asbestos Project Manager, Julia Hom (303) 512-5519
<br />• Colorado Office of Archaeology and Histrrric Preservation: (303) 866-3395
<br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, District Regulatory Offices
<br />Omaha District (NE Colorado), Denver Office (303) 979120 httoi/www nwo usace armv mil/html/od-U/tri-lakes. html
<br />Sacramento Dist (Western CO), Grand Junction Office (970) 243-1199 http~//www sok usace armv mil/cesokco/reaulatorv/
<br />Albuquerque District (SE Colorado), Pueblo Reg. Office (719}543-6915 hfto://www.sna.usace.armv.milIraq/
<br />• CDOT Utilities, Special Use and Access Permitting: (303) 757-9654 htt ://vvww.dot.state.co.us/Permits/
<br />Ecoloafcal Resources -Disturbance of wildlife shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable. Entry into areas of known or
<br />suspected threatened or endangered species habitatwillrequire special authorization from the CDOT permkting office. If any
<br />threatened or endangered spades are encountered during the progress of the permitted work, work in the subject area shall be hatted
<br />and the CDOT Regional Permitting Office and Regional Planning and Environmental Manager shall be contacted immediately.
<br />Authorization must be provided by CDOT prior m the continuation of work. Information about threatened or endangered species may
<br />be obtained from the CDOT websrte hitp://ww~v.dotstate.co.us/environmental/Wildlife/Guidelines.aso, or the Colorado Division of
<br />Wildl'rfe websi~ http://wildlke.state.co.us~IdlkeSpecies/SoeciesOfConcem/. Additional guidance maybe provided by the Regional
<br />Permittin Office in the Pernik S ecial Provisions.
<br />Cultural Resources -The applicant must request a file search of the permit area through the Colorado Office of Archaeology and
<br />Historic Preservation (OAHP), Denver, to ascertain k historic or archaeological resources have previously been identified. Inventory of
<br />the permk area by a qualified cultural resources specialist may be necessary, per the recommendation of OAHP and/or CDOT. If
<br />archaeological or historical artifacts are encountered during the progress of the permitted work, work in the subject area shall be
<br />halted and the CD07 Regional Permitting Office and Regional Planning and Environmental Manager shop be contacted immediately.
<br />Authorization must be provided by CDOT prior to the continuation of work. Additional guidance may be provided by the Regional
<br />Pertnittin Office in the Pernik S ecial Provisions. Contact In/ormatlon Contact iha OAHP at 303 866-3395.
<br />General Prohibition - Dlscharaes -All discharges are subject to the provisions of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and the
<br />Colorado Discharge Pemit Regulations. Prohibited discharges include substances such as wash water, paint, automotive fluids,
<br />solvents, oils or soaps. Comae[ InfonnaUon: Corded the CDOT Wa18r Quality Program Manager at (303) 757-9343, or the
<br />Colorado De ariment of Public Heath and Environmentrt, Water Qual' Control Division WOCD at 303 692-3500.
<br />General Authorization -Allowable Non3tormwater Dlsehames -Unless otherwise identified by CDOT or the WQCD as significant
<br />sources of pollutarris to the waters of the Slate, the following discharges fo sinmtvra~r systems era allowed without a Colorado
<br />Discharge Pernik System permit: landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, uncontaminated ground water infiltration to separate
<br />storm sewers, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irigation water, springs,
<br />footing drains; water line flushing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, and flow from fire fighting activities. Contact
<br />lnformatlon: The CDOT Water Quay Pro m Mana er orihe CDPHE Water Quali Control Division (tale hone #'s listed above .
<br />Hazardous Materials. Solid Waste -The Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Fadlities Ad C.R.S. 30.20-100, et al, and Regulations
<br />Pertaining m Solid Waste Disposal Si4:s and Facilities (6 CCR 1007-2), prohibit solid waste disposal without an approved Certifipte
<br />of Designation (a landfill permk). The Colorado Hazardous Waste Ad C.R.S.2S1 5301 et al, and the Colorado Hazardous Waste
<br />Regulations (6 CCR 1007-3) prohibk the transfer, storage or dsposal (TSD) of hazardous waste except at permitted TSD sitES. There
<br />are no permitted landfills or TSD sties within the State Highway Right of Way. Therefore, all solid or hazardous wastes that might be
<br />generated by the activities of entities entering the State Highway Right of Way must be removed from the ROW and disposed of at a
<br />permitted facilky or designated collection point (e.g., for solid waste, a utility or construction company's own dumpster). If preexisting
<br />solid waste or hazardous materials contamination (inducting oil or gasoline contaminated soil, asbestos, chemicals, mine tailings, etc.)
<br />is encountered during the performance of work the pertnittee shall hak work in the affected area and immediately contact the CDOT
<br />Re tonal Permittin Office for direction as to how to roceed. Contact Info: Contact the CDOT/CDPHE Liaison at 303 757-9787.
<br />Asbestos Contalnino Materials. Asbestos Contaminated Soll -All work on asbestos containing materials (ACM) must comply with
<br />the applicable requirements of the CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division's (APCD) Regulation 8. Disposal of ACM, and work done in
<br />asbestos~ontaminated soil, must comply with the CDHPE Hazardous Matedals and Waste Management Division's (HMWMD) Solid
<br />Waste Regulations. The application for any CDOT permit must specificaNy identify any ACM involved in the work for which
<br />authorization is being requested. Additional guidance or requirements may be spedfied in the permk special provisions. Contact
<br />Info: CDPHE APCD and HMWMD Regulations qn be accessed via the CDPHE Environmental Permitting Webske listed above.
<br />Additional information is available from Julia Ham, CDOT Asbestos Pro~ed Mana er (303 512-5519.
<br />• Environmental Clearances Information Summary Page 1 of 2 Colorado Department of Transportation Jan'06
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