Tag: PFAS
Water Quality Committee Meeting Summary: March 2022
March 15, 2022
FEDERAL ISSUES
WOTUS
Regional Roundtables were announced:
https://www.epa.gov/wotus/public-outreach-and-stakeholder-engagement-activities
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-army-select-10-roundtables-highlight-regional-implications-wotus
CMA Consideration of Sackett Amicus Curiae Brief—to be decided by CMA Board—CMA considering implications of a ruling that...
Around the Legislature in 80 Days!
That’s right! We have hit the two-thirds mile marker in the 120-day session which will end May 11 at midnight. What is behind us...
Water Quality Committee Meeting Summary
July 20, 2021
State Issues:
Water Quality Forum Retreat: Several workgroups formed, Water Quality Forum Workgroups including:
10-Year Roadmap
Permit Webinar
New subgroups created:
Anti-Degradation, implicit no...
Water Quality Committee meeting summary
May 18, 2021
Federal Issues:
WOTUS—Chris Reichard reported he hasn’t heard anything new, but the Committee acknowledged that a revised rule would be coming at some...
Legislative report: A tale of two legislatures
No, there was really only one 2020 legislative session in Colorado but the two-and-a-half month interruption at the halfway mark due to the coronavirus...
Legislative report: Lawmakers racing toward the finish line
After a couple of delayed starts, the legislature reconvened on May 26 with large ambitions and a small window of opportunity to complete its...
Legislative report
They're Coming Back, but for How Long?
The Colorado General Assembly adjourned temporarily on March 14 due to a declared state of public health emergency...
Legislative report
Taxes, taxes, taxes!
CMA has focused much of its efforts in the past month on
preserving tax exemptions and credits for the mining industry. HB 20-1025...
Coal, Hardrock, and Uranium Committee meeting summary
DRMS Update
Department of Natural Resources is making
several personnel changes including narrowing of the Assistant Director for
Energy and Minerals.Russ Means stated that the first...
Water Quality Committee meeting update
Review
of WQCD Meeting
Refer
to notes from previous meeting.
Stormwater
may be an issue to take forward with PIF or Pat Pfaltsgraff. The WQCD’s
interpretation of “overburden” qualifies any...