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Pub. Date
2006.
Description
The federal Clean Water Act requires that stormwater discharges from certain types of facilities be authorized under stormwater discharge permits. The goal of the stormwater permits program is to reduce the amount of pollutants entering streams, lakes and rivers as a result of runoff from residential, commercial and industrial areas. The original 1990 regulation covered municipal (i.e., publicly-owned) storm sewer systems for municipalities over 100,000...
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Over the past eight years, the monitors located at the Municipal Power Plant and Municipal Building in Lamar, Colorado experienced exceedances of the 24-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM10 (particulate matter having a nominal aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 microns). Each of these exceedances was associated with unusually high winds and blowing dust in the Lamar area.
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Pub. Date
1999.
Description
Extensive areas of irrigated land in Colorado have become salinized and their associated water supplies have become similarly degraded. The Arkansas River is well known for the degree of its progressive downstream salinization only in relatively recent few years has it been recognized that the Lower South Platte River and associated irrigated lands are becoming increasingly salt affected. Substantial programs have not been implemented to rejuvenate...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) outlines all of the necessary information pertaining to the monitoring of Colorado groundwater for the presence of agricultural chemicals, which is the responsibility of the Agricultural Chemicals and Groundwater Protection Program (ACGP). Activities mentioned by this QAPP are grouped into Data Generation and Acquisition, Data Validation and Evaluation, and Reporting.
Pub. Date
2020-
Description
Sustainable use of water is a priority for Colorado today. The state's rapid and continued growth and its popularity as a tourist destination has focused attention on the natural resources required to sustain its wildlife, communities, businesses, and recreational sites. Demands on Colorado's water supply are dominated by agricultural, domestic, and industrial use but also increasingly include requirements for recreation and ecosystems. Groundwater...
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
On March 31 and April 9, 1999 and again on April 18 and December 17, 2000, the monitor located in Alamosa, Colorado recorded exceedances of the 24-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM10 (particulate matter having a nominal aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 microns).1 Each of these exceedances was associated with high winds and blowing dust in the Alamosa area.
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