October 2, 2000

Group Memory
October 2, 2000

Agenda

1:15 p.m. Agenda Review and Introductions

1:30 p.m. WQF Web Site Update/Check-in and Announcements

1:35 p.m. Legislative Updates (as needed)

1:45 p.m. WQCC Update (Paul Frohardt)

2:00 p.m. Continuing Planning Process Document (Paul Frohardt, Tad Foster)

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Arid West Water Quality Research Project (Nicole Rowan)

4:00 p.m. Storm Water Phase II Rulemaking (Kathy Dolan)

4:30 p.m. Committee Updates (as needed)

4:45 p.m. Next Meeting Agenda

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

USGS Update on New Database (Doug Cain)

Water Quality Database is being developed

See web site: http://water.usgs.gov/nwis for further information

Legislative Update (All)

A Federal bill regarding Beach monitoring just passed

There is an attempt underway to prohibit the EPA from further regulating point sources

Federal budget for water qualityC $120 million increase for Section 106 has been proposed by the House. The Senate proposed a $27 million increase and the Administration proposal was a $40 million increase. Logic indicates that while there will probably be a budget increase, it might be lower than expected given the Senate's proposal. The "matching money" requirement is still not certain as is the question of what exactly will the money be for.

WQCD is considering a bill on a permit fee structure for concentrated animal feeding operations

WQCC Update (Paul Forhardt)

Keli Powledge was recently hired by the OCB and the WQCC; Among other duties, she will maintain the web page.

The commission met on the Cherry Creek Reservoir which resulted in the adoption of a revised nutrient standard for the reservoir and continuing the Control Regulation portion of the hearing to May, 2001."

October 10-11 hearing:

Basic standards mixing zone

Triennial review on basic standards of groundwater

Annual SB 181 briefings

Annual hearing on intended user: non point source, revolving fund, construction

401 Certification rulemaking hearing (e.g., how BMPs are identified for projects)

Information hearing on continuing planning process document

Public comment

November hearing

South Platte hearing (see "special topics" section on the WQCC web site)

Self audit bill re: MOU between state and EPA and public input process on implementation Hearing scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on November 21, 2000

Commission has drafted a status report and evaluation re: Implemented HB 92-1200 report recommendations (Handout available on request)

WQCD Annual Report to WQCC & Jt. Ag. Committee (Dave Holm)

Re: Status on permit back log—Final report is being drafted and will be presented in October. The report will be available on the WQCC web site after October 11, 2000.

Section 305 (b) Report from State to EPA (Sarah Johnson)

EPA indicated it may have withheld section 106 money unless the 305(b) report was received by October 1, 2000. They did receive the report from WQCD by October 1, 2000. On December 12, the report will be presented before the WQCC and will be available on the WQCC Web site by mid December.

Continuing Planning Process Document (CPP) (Paul Frohardt and Tad Foster—A handout is available upon request)

Schedule review expiration date is December 31, 2000

Commission will take input on any revisions to document in the October hearing and perspectives on approaches the state should take given new federal guidelines (e.g., preparing next 303 (d) list, etc.)

Give new and changing TMDL rules, what needs to be in the CPP document? What do we need as new regulations and what is written for strictly guidance?

Need to address when stakeholders will get notified regarding TMDL processes in CPP

Need to have descriptions re: Non-supportive, supportive and also non-attainment

Need to address compliance schedules (Can EPA authorize them? Should they?) Does Colorado's compliance language cover TMDLs?

Implementation plans- legal arguments will be made that EPA does not have the legal authority to include implementation plans within TMDL and that states ought to approve implementation plans

Options: Put CPP document on the shelf until later, reuse document, utilize it as a starting point for other methods/processes to the related issues (e.g., 303 (d) list/process, etc.)

WQCC needs feed back that is concrete

Arid West Water Quality Research Project (Nichole Rowan)

See report on the Colorado Water Quality Forum Website

Storm Water Phase II Rule Making (Kathy Dolan)

Hearing on recommendations will be at WQCC December meetings

Party status must be established by October 3, 2000 for this hearing

Storm water Phase II recommendations will be available on the WQCC web site by October 15th

Basic standards working group meetings

October 4, 2000

October 17, 2000 meeting will be re-scheduled due to conflicts (antidegradation

November 13, 2000 Meeting Brainstormed Agenda Items

SSO regulation and proposals

Ammonia/nutrient criteria committee report- 15 minutes

South Platte Hearing update and implications for WQF

WQCC processes for rule making (revisited flow chart re: informal effort for externally oriented rule making processes)