Code of Colorado Regulations
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1002 - Water Quality Control Commission (1002 Series)
5 CCR 1002-34 - REGULATION NO. 34 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND NUMERIC STANDARDS FOR SAN JUAN AND DOLORES RIVER BASINS
Section 5 CCR 1002-34.42 - STATEMENT OF BASIS SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE DECEMBER 9, 2013 RULEMAKING REGARDING TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS; FINAL ACTION MARCH 11, 2014 EFFECTIVE DATE JUNE 30, 2014

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

The provisions of C.R S. 25-8-202(1)(a), (b) and (2); 25-8-203; 25-8-204; and 25-8-402; provide the specific statutory authority for adoption of these regulatory amendments. The Commission also adopted in compliance with 24-4-103(4) C.R.S. the following statement of basis and purpose.

BASIS AND PURPOSE

Pursuant to the requirements in the Basic Standards (at 31.7(3)), the Commission reviewed the status of temporary modifications scheduled to expire before December 31, 2015, to determine whether the temporary modification should be modified, eliminated or extended. Temporary modifications of standards on three segments were reviewed.

Temporary Modifications for ammonia on the following segments were reviewed:

Animas and Florida River segment: 13b

La Plata River, Mancos River, McElmo Creek, and San Juan River segments: 7a, 8c

Temporary Modifications were extended for existing discharges to these segments in 2012, based upon evidence that the dischargers could not meet water quality based effluent limits for ammonia. The uncertainty in the standard for each segment may be resolved through a site-specific standard or a discharger specific variance. The expiration dates were extended to 6/30/2015. The Division intends to have proposals ready to resolve the uncertainty with the ammonia standards for the annual Temporary Modification hearing in December 2014.

PARTIES TO THE RULEMAKING HEARING