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Public Notice: Draft Permit Actions, Enforcement Actions, and Other Documents

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2024 Public notice schedule

Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 7, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12.

​Public notice summaries

Use this permit comment form for all comments on permits noticed.

Instructions on how to use the template:

  • Please email your completed public comments form as a Microsoft Word document to the permit writer. (listed in the table below). 
  • If you would like, please feel free to submit the comments as a PDF as well but the division will use the Word document for our responses. 
  • If you would like the division to review additional reference documents, please describe and reference them in the public comment form. 
  • There is no character or word limit for this chart.

WQCD invites you to review and comment on a number of draft actions under the Clean Water Act and the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, including draft permits, draft permit modifications, and settlements/penalty actions. Please go to here to review and comment on draft actions.

You usually have 30 days to make comments on the draft action but please check the exact deadline on the website. Comments may be emailed to the listed contact or mailed to:

         CDPHE, WQCD-P-B2 
         4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
         Denver, Colorado 80246-1530

Permit number/
Action
Permittee/Facility
Permit writer
Public Notice Documents
Permit Records
Beginning
date
End
date
       

CO0048960
Issuance

Rio Grande Silver, Inc.
Bulldog Mine
Surface Waters
Mine County
 

Emily Mortazavi
 

CO0048960
Documents
CO004896011/14/202412/16/2024
COB013000
Issuance
JBS Live Pork, LLC
Holly Sow Farm
Land Application
Prowlers County
Michael SherryCOB013000
Documents
  1/13/2025
CO0026611
Termination

City of Aurora
City of Aurora Sand Creek
Water Reuse Facility
Adams County
Sand Creek

Kontessa
Rodriguez
Chavez

 CO0026611 1/13/2025

CO0037311
Modification
#1

Eagle River Water &
Sanitation District
Edwards WWTF
Eagle County
Eagle River

Nico Cappella

CO0037311
Documents
CO0037311 1/13/2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the November 26, 2024 Order for
Civil Penalty issued to Homesteader Development Company LLC. This order was issued in
response to Homesteader Development Company LLC’s violations of the Colorado Water
Quality Control Act and its discharge permit. Homesteader Development Company LLC was
responsible for construction activities at the Boulders Subdivision project in Jefferson County,
Colorado. Division Contact: Jacob Dyste 303-692-3290 / jacob.dyste@state.co.us

Purpose of Public Notice: To solicit public comment on the December 10, 2024 Compliance
Order on Consent between the Division and the Town of Erie (“Erie”). This compliance order
resolves Erie’s violations of Colorado Discharge Permit System Permit Number CO0048445.
Erie operates a wastewater treatment facility in Weld County. Division Contact: Jocelyn
Brink, 303-692-2840 / jocelyn.brink@state.co.us

Documents related to the above enforcement actions are available for public inspection at
the Division. Copies of the above actions are available upon written request to the Division.
Public comments should be submitted by 1/13/2025 and directed to CDPHE, WQCD-CWE-B2,
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530.

Draft 401 certifications for discharges from federal facilities

Under section 401 of the Clean Water Act a federal agency may not issue a permit or license to conduct any activity that may result in any discharge into federal waters in Colorado unless Colorado issues a Section 401 water quality certification.  These certifications may include additional permit conditions needed to protect Colorado waters.

EPA issues discharge permits for federal facilities in Colorado. Colorado has received EPA draft permits for the following activities and is requesting comment on draft certifications for these activities.

Permit number/
Action
Permittee/Facility
Permit writer
Public Notice Documents
Permit Records
Beginning
date
End
date
 None at this time