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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
<br />Environmental Clearances Information Summary
<br />PURPOSE - This summary is intended to inform entities extemal 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 fisting 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 CDOT Permit, Or Enforcement Actions By Other Agencies
<br />CLEARANCE CONTACTS - As indicated in the permit/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 http: / /www.cdphe.state.co.us /permits.asp.
<br />• CDOT 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 .mil/html /od- ti /tri- lakes.html
<br />Sacramento Dist. (Western CO), Grand Junction Office (970) 243 -1199 http: //www.spk.usace.army.mil /cespk -co /regulatory/
<br />Albuquerque District (SE Colorado), Pueblo Reg. Office (719) -543 -6915 http : //www.spa.usace.army.mil /reg/
<br />• CDOT Utilities, Special Use and Access Permitting: (303) 757 -9654 http:/ /www.dot.state.co.us /Permits/
<br />Ecological 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 CDOT 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 CDOT prior to the continuation of work. Information about threatened or endangered species may
<br />be obtained from tha CDOT website http: / /www. dot. state. co. us / environmental /Wildlife /Guidelines.asp, or the Colorado Division of
<br />Wildlife website http: / /wildlife. state. co. us/ WildlifeSpecies /SpeciesOfConcern /. Additional guidance may be provided by the Regional
<br />Permitting 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 />Permitting 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 CDOT 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 CDOT 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, et 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 et 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 permttee shall halt work in the affected area and immediately contact the CDOT
<br />Regional Permitting Office for direction as to how to proceed. Contact Info: Contact the CDOT / CDPHE Liaison at (303)757 -9787.
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<br />Colorado Department of Transportation
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