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Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The purpose of this manual is to consolidate and improve upon Green Industry Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the conservation of water resources and protection of water quality, with an emerging ethic of working toward sustainable landscaping practices. These BMPs include a variety of design, installation, maintenance, grower and retail practices relevant to the Green Industry and the public that they serve. This document is an initial building...
182) Colorado post-fire playbook: guidance for counties, tribes, municipalities, and water providers
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Wildfires in Colorado have been increasing in frequency and severity, often leading to longer watershed recovery periods and necessitating an "all hands on deck" approach to post-fire rehabilitation. Counties, tribes, municipalities, and water providers are typically the entities most directly and immediately impacted by wildfire and post-fire erosion and flooding, yet there is a gap in guidance in terms of navigating the complexities surrounding...
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Senate Bill 50 in 1988 amended Title 37 of Article 95, C.R.S. establishing a Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) as an enduring and viable mechanism to fund water quality projects. The statute provides that the WPCRF shall be maintained and be available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance as authorized and defined by the Clean Water Act (Federal Act). The agencies (hereinafter referred to as the State) having responsibility...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
The Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) Water Quality Control Division is developing an approach to manage nutrients in Colorado waters. The primary driver for this effort has been an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directive to reduce nutrients in waters under jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The Division's proposal to control the discharge of nutrients relies largely on a technology-based control regulation...
Pub. Date
2005-
Description
The Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) program provides financial assistance to governmental agencies for the construction of water projects intended to improve public and environmental health help communities adhere with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and invest in Colorado's water infrastructure.
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
The Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan and Environmental Assessment (Master Plan) summarizes current environmental conditions and develops solutions for identified problems that will lead to a healthier watershed. The scope of the Master Plan includes the entire watershed (not just the area directly affected by Summitville Mine), and covers a broad array of natural resources and watershed functions and values. The result is a multidisciplinary...