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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
<br />Environmental Clearances Information Summa
<br />PURPOSE - This summary is intended to inform entities external to CDOT that may be entering the state highway right-of-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-inclusive - additional
<br />environmental or cultural resource permits/clearances may be required in certain instances. Appropriate local, state and federal
<br />agencies should be contacted for additional information If 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 With Regulatory
<br />Requirements May Result In Suspension or Revocation of Your COOT Permit Or Enforcement Actions B Other Agencies
<br />CLEARANCE CONTACTS - As indicated in the permlt/clearance 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 (WQCD) (303) 692-3500
<br />Environmental Permitting Website htti)://www.odphe.state.co.us/r)ermits.asp.
<br />• COOT Water Quality Program Manager, Rick Willard (303) 757-9343
<br />• CDOT Asbestos Project Manager; Julia Horn (303) 512-5519
<br />• Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation: (303) 866-3395
<br />• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, District Regulatory Offices
<br />Omaha District (NE Colorado), Denver Office (303) 979-4120 http://www.nwo.usace,army.millhtmVod-tVtri-lakes.htmi
<br />Sacramento Dist. (Western CO), Grand Junction Office (970) 243-1199 http:/twww.spk.usace.army.mil/cespk-co/regulatory/
<br />Albuquerque District (SE Colorado), Pueblo Reg. Office (719}543-6915 kitty://www.spa.usace,army.mil/reg
<br />• CDOT Utilities, Special Use and Access Permitting: 303 757-9654 httD://www.dot.state.co.us/Permits/
<br />Ecoloalcal Resources - Disturbance of wildlife shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable. Entry into areas of known or
<br />suspected threatened or endangered species habitat will require special authorization from the COOT permitting office. If any
<br />threatened or endangered species are encountered during the progress of the permitted work, work in the subject area shall be halted
<br />and the CDOT Regional Permitting Office and Regional Planning and Environmental Manager shall be contacted immediately.
<br />Authorization must be provided by COOT prior to the continuation of work. Information about threatened or endangered species may
<br />be obtained from the CDOT website hitp://www.dot.state.co.us/environniental/Wildlife/Guidelines asp, or the Colorado Division of
<br />Wildlife website tt ildlife state co usfWildlifeS e-rios/SpeciesOfConcern/. Additional guidance may be provided by the Regional
<br />Permittin Office In the Permit Special 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 If historic or archaeological resources have previously been identified. Inventory of
<br />the permit 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 CDOT Regional Permitting Office and Regional Planning and Environmental Manager shall 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 />Permittin Office in the Permit Special Provisions. Contact Information Contact the OAHP at 303 866-3395.
<br />General Prohibition - Discharges - All discharges are subject to the provisions of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and the
<br />Colorado Discharge Permit Regulations. Prohibited discharges include substances such as wash water, paint, automotive fluids,
<br />solvents, oils or soaps. Contact Information: Contact the CDOT Water Quality Program Manager at (303) 757-9343, or the
<br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division WQCD at 303 692-3500.
<br />General Authorization - Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges - Unless otherwise identified by COOT or the WQCD as significant
<br />sources of pollutants to the waters of the State, the following discharges to stormwater systems are allowed without a Colorado
<br />Discharge Permit 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, irrigation water, springs,
<br />footing drains; water line flushing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, and flow from fire fighting activities. Contact
<br />Information. The COOT Water Quality Program Manager or the CDPHE Water Quality Control Division (telephone #'s listed above).
<br />Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste - The Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities Act C.R.S. 30-20-100, at al, and Regulations
<br />Pertaining to Solid Waste Disposal Sites and Facilities (6 CCR 1007-2), prohibit solid waste disposal without an approved Certificate
<br />of Designation (a landfill permit). The Colorado Hazardous Waste Act C.R.S. 25-15-301 at al, and the Colorado Hazardous Waste
<br />Regulations (6 CCR 1007-3) prohibit the transfer, storage or disposal (TSD) of hazardous waste except at permitted TSD sites. There
<br />are no permitted landfills or TSD sites 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 facility or designated collection point (e.g., for solid waste, a utility or construction company's own dumpster). If pre-existing
<br />solid waste or hazardous materials contamination (including oil or gasoline contaminated soil, asbestos, chemicals, mine tailings, etc.)
<br />Is encountered during the performance of work, the permittee shall halt work in the affected area and immediately contact the COOT
<br />Regional Permitting Office for direction as to how to proceed. Contact Info: Contact the CDOTICDPHE Ualson at (303)757-9787.
<br />Environmental Clearances Information Summary Page 1 of 3 Colorado Department of Transportation November '07
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