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Water Quality Control Act - 6 <br />TYtle 25, Article 8 <br />• (i) Perform such other duties as may lawfully be assigned to it. <br />(2) The ccmaission's authority shall be broad and flexible to the end that <br />the policy of this state as declared in section 25-8-102 shall be effectively <br />carried out. <br />(3) The ocmnission shall enploy a technical secretary and shall delegate <br />to such secretary such duties and responsibilities as it may deem necessary; but <br />no authority shall be delegated to such secretary to promulgate standards or <br />regulations, or to make detPSminations, or to issue or countermand orders of the <br />commission. Stich secretary shall have appropriate practical educational, and <br />acfninistrative experience related to water pollution control, and shall be employ- <br />ed pursuant to section 13 of XII of the state constitution. The individual <br />employed as technical secretary pursuant to section 66-28-5(1)(i), C.R.S. 1963, <br />as that section existed prior to July 1, 1973, shall be deemed anployed as the <br />initial technical secretary under this section. <br />(4) The ccmnission and the state board of health shall hold a joint public <br />hearing during the rrunth of October of each year in order to hear public ccimient <br />on water pollution problems within the state, alleged sources of water pollution <br />within this state, and the availability of practical re'nedies therefor; and at <br />such hearing the technical secretary shall answer reasonable questions from the <br />public concerning administration and enforcar~ent of the various provisions of <br />this article, as well as rules and regulations pmmilgated under the authority <br />of this article. <br />• (5) On at before November 1 of each year, the crnmission shall report to <br />the governor on the effectiveness of the provisions of this article in carrying <br />out the legislative intent, as declared in section 25-8-102, and shall include <br />in such report such recarmendations as it may have with respect to any legis- <br />lative changes that may be needed or desirable. <br />(6) The cartnission is hereby designated as the state water pollution <br />control agency for this state for all purposes of the federal act, and is hereby <br />authorized to take all action necessary and appropriate to secure to this state, <br />its municipalities, or intermunicipal or interstate agencies, the benefits of <br />said act. <br />25-8^203. CZAS.SIFICATTCN OF STATT; WAT'fRS. (1) The cannission shall <br />classify all state waters. <br />(2) The types of classes shall be determined by regulations and may be <br />based upon or intended to indicate or describe any relevant characteristic, <br />such as: <br />(a) The existing extent of pollution or the maxirman extent of pollution <br />to be tolerated as a goal; <br />(b) Whether or not pollution arises fain natural sources; <br />• (c) Present uses of the water, the uses for which the water is suitable <br />in its present condition, or the uses for which it is to become suitable as a <br />goal; <br />- 6 - <br />