Construction Sites

GENERAL PERMITS

Stormwater Discharges Associated w/ Construction Activities COR030000		Application    Termination	Permit    Fact Sheet       Public Notice Comments to permit Part 1    Part 2	Final Stabilization - Alternatives to 70% plant density re-vegetation requirement   Memo Construction Activities FAQ Oil & Gas Construction Activities FAQ SWMP Guidance
Reassignment of Stormwater Construction Permit COR030000		Application     Termination	This application reassigns a portion of the construction permitted area to another party- Creating 2 separate permits - the orginial and party 2's new permit. This is NOT for transferring the entire permit to another party.
Construction Dewatering COG070000		Application       Instructions     Termination	Permit and Fact Sheet	FAQ
Hydrostatic Testing of Pipelines, Tanks, & Similar Vessels COG604000		Application Termination	Permit          Fact Sheet
Remediation Activities Discharging to Surface  Water              COG315000		Application Termination	Permit        Fact Sheet
Remediation Activities Discharging to Ground Water COG316000		Application Termination	Permit          Fact Sheet
R-Factor Waiver for Stormwater Discharges Associated w/ Construction Activities		Application

OTHER PERMITTING REQUESTS:

Request	Modification/Amendment	To add new area, outfalls, etc. Requires Lat/Long information,  Facility maps showing changes, etc.
Request	Transfer Application	This Transfers the ENTIRE permit to a second party.
Request	Withdrawl Request	This is to withdraw a request for a NEW permit or a Modification of an existing permit.  This is not a termination form.
Request	Construction Amendment to remove portion of permitted area.	This is to terminate a portion of a permitted area that is no longer under construction AND is no longer under the control of the permit holder.
Request	Construction Amendment to remove wells from Oil & Gas Field	This allows the removal of specific wells from a field permit. Allowing for OGCC Coverage.  Adding wells or coverage area requires use of the Modification/Amendment form.

EPA Stormwater Web page

EPA phase II fact sheet 

National Stormwater BMP database - Database of monitoring results showing effectiveness of structural and non-structural BMPs.

(January 1, 2009 through Present)

• 2013 Enforcement Actions
• 2012 Enforcement Actions
• 2011 Enforcement Actions
• 2010 Enforcement Actions
• 2009 Enforcement Actions

Clean Water Compliance and Enforcement Unit

The Clean Water Compliance and Enforcement Unit monitors self reported data from facilities that have discharge permits. The Enforcement Specialists are in charge of working with these facilities to make sure that the State of Colorado's wastewater is meeting the guidelines set by the Clean Water Act.

If you have received a compliance advisory regarding your discharge monitoring reports, please review the DMR Guidance Document to ensure that you are filling your DMRs out with the proper parameters and reporting units.		If you believe you have identified an error in the data reported to the Division and/or published through EPA's Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO), please click on the link to report the error directly through the ECHO Website.
If you are looking for information on Colorado's Swim Beaches, Natural Swimming areas, Swim Beach Monitoring, or Swim Beach Closures, please visit our Swim Beach page.		For copies of Clean Water Enforcement Policies, please visit the policies page.

For a list of Sewage, Commerce & Industry, and MS4 permits that are active
                                    please check the EPA Echo Site

Active Stormwater Construction Permits 5-1-2013    spreadsheet

Active Stormwater Industrial Permits  5-1-2013         spreadsheet                          
                         (The COR900000 Industrial certs are in EPA Echo Site.
                            Certifications listed here will be migrated to EPA's site in the future.)

Application Status for the Construction Sector

                         Stormwater Construction Applications -  List
                                                                             

  If you have further questions, feel free to call 303-692-3517. During the hours of 8-5 press 0 and your call will be directed to a live assistant.  At other times, please leave a message.

The Colorado Water Quality Control Division (WQCD) reviews and issues Water Quality Certifications under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) for projects or actions that are applicable to the provisions of the Colorado 401 Certification Regulation (WQCC Regulation #82: 5 CCR 1002-82). A CWA §401 Water Quality Certification is required for any federal license or permit that is issued to construct or operate a facility, which may result in any fill or discharge into the jurisdictional waters of the United States.