Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1002 - Water Quality Control Commission (1002 Series)
5 CCR 1002-61 - REGULATION NO. 61 - COLORADO DISCHARGE PERMIT SYSTEM REGULATIONS
Section 5 CCR 1002-61.31 - STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY, AND PURPOSE (1992 Revisions to Discharge to Ground Water and Land Application Provisions)
The provisions of 25-8-202(1)(d) and (2) and 25-8-501 to 504 C.R.S. provide the specific statutory authority for the amendments to this regulation adopted by the Commission. The Commission also has adopted, in compliance with 24-4-103(4) C.R.S., the following Statement of Basis and Purpose.
These portions of the regulations originally had a July 1, 1991, effective date following their adoption by the Commission in November, 1990. This interval between adoption and effective date was established to allow the regulated community time to become more familiar with the provisions of the regulations, and to allow the Division time to secure funding to carry out the administrative aspects of the regulations. While the first of these expectations, public; awareness, was accomplished during the intervening period, the second Division funding, was not obtained. Therefore, the Commission held a hearing in June, 1991, to consider extending the effective date until July 1, 1992, again in expectation of the Division securing funds to operate the program.
Unfortunately, once again no means of funding the Division for administering this program has been secured. Therefore, it is necessary to once again delay the effective date for one year to allow the state legislature an opportunity to consider a means to fund the program. The corresponding effective dates of the application and operation requirements in 6.15.10 were also changed to July 1, 1993, to be consistent with the new effective date of the regulations.
