Colorado Water Quality Forum
2002 Annual Retreat
Issues Scan

To develop a Colorado Water Quality Forum work plan for the coming year, we hope to:

1. Add any additional issues to this list.
2. Complete a triage review of the finalized list to identify:

1. Issues for work groups or other proactive CWQF attention;
2. Issues for monitoring or informational briefings only;
3. Issues that are not a priority for CWQF attention at this time.

Initial Issues List:

1. 2001-2002 CWQF work groups:

1. Surface Water Basic Standards Implementation (Paul Frohardt)
2. TMDL/303(d) issues (Phil Hegeman)
3. Funding Issues (Dave Holm)
4. Permit Issues (Dave Akers)
5. Nutrient Criteria (Bob McConnell)
6. Commission Rulemaking Process (Paul Frohardt)
7. Continuing Planning Process (Barbara Biggs)
8. Sediment Guidance (Bob McConnell)
9. Impacted Water Supply (Dave Akers)
10. Temperature Standards (Dave Akers)
11. Aquatic Life Classifications (Bob McConnell)

2. Upcoming Water Quality Control Commission rulemaking hearings:

1. Arkansas/Rio Grande water quality standards revisions (07/02).
2. CAFO Control Regulation (08/02).
3. Procedural Rules (10/02).
4. Microsemi site ground water quality standards (12/01).
5. DIMP standards revisions (12/02).
6. Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations (01/03).
7. Regulations for Effluent Limitations (04/03) ?
8. Upper/Lower Colorado River water quality standards revisions (07/03)

3. Upcoming Water Quality Control Commission informational hearings:

1. Biosolids Regulation triennial review (08/02).
2. 2002 Section 303(d) List (09/02).
3. Recreation Classification Guidance (09/02).
4. South Platte River standards Issues Scoping Hearing (10/02).
5. Continuing Planning Process Handbook (10/02).
6. Colorado River salinity standards triennial review (11/02).
7. Upper/Lower Colorado River standards Issues Formulation Hearing (11/02).
8. NWCCOG Section 208 Plan update (11/02).
9. Yampa Basin Watershed Plan (Section 208 Plan) (11/02).
10. Pretreatment Regulations triennial review (01/03).
11. Site Application Regulations routine review (03/03).
12. Dillon Reservoir Control Regulation triennial review (03/03).
13. CAFO Control Regulation/CDPS Regulations issues (04/03).

4. New proposed federal TMDL regulations
5. Arid West Water Quality Research Project.
6. WQCD study of arid west issues.
7. Ammonia criteria implementation into water quality standards.
8. Discharge permit program backlog reduction.
9. New EPA bacteriological criteria implementation guidance?
10. Colorado Water Quality Monitoring Council status.
11. Follow-up regarding EPA water quality standards disapprovals.
12. Proposed "Good Samaritan" Act.
13. ISDS Steering Committee recommendations implementation.
14. Colorado Ground Water Quality Protection Council.
15. Source Water Protection Program.
16. EPA’s proposed Sanitary Sewer Overflow Regulations/CMOM Program Requirements/SSO Response Plans/Permitting of Satellite Collection Systems.
17. Mercury standards and compliance.
18. Implementation of narrative standards.
19. Stormwater Phase II implementation.
20. Whole effluent toxicity test methods
21. Talent Irrigation decision
22. Refined designated uses/use attainability assessments (UAAs)