Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1002 - Water Quality Control Commission (1002 Series)
5 CCR 1002-37 - REGULATION NO. 37 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND NUMERIC STANDARDS FOR LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Section 5 CCR 1002-37.32 - STATEMENT OF BASIS SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE DECEMBER 9, 2013 RULEMAKING; 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 2 segments were reviewed.

Deleted: The temperature Temporary Modifications on Lower Colorado segment 13 b (Persigo Wash) were deleted since they expired on 6/30/2013.

No Action: Temporary modifications of the copper and iron standards on Lower Colorado segment 4e. Tri-state Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., presented evidence that progress is being made on the plan to resolve uncertainty. Tri-State is on schedule to make a water quality standards proposal for consideration by the Commission in the basin-wide hearing in June 2014.

PARTIES TO THE RULEMAKING HEARING