Executive Director: Robert MacDonald
Environmental Planning Program Manager: Rich Muzzy
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Quality Planning Water Quality Management Committee
PPACG is the lead water quality planning agency for the Pikes Peak Region. Within this program area PPACG has two primary responsibilities: first, to coordinate the review of site applications for development
of new wastewater treatment facilities, lift stations, interceptors, or for
modifications of existing wastewater treatment plants; and second, to develop the 208 Water Quality Management Plan for the Pikes Peak Region.
Review of Site Applications and Discharge Permits Overview PPACG staff and the Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC) review site applications for the El Paso, Teller and Park Counties area and recommend acceptance or rejection to the PPACG Board of Directors, which is responsible for the signing of the application. This review assists the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Water Quality Control Division in its decision to issue the site application. All site applications are required to be consistent with the latest revision of the Water Quality Management (208) Plan. The different reasons why a site application is required along with the applicable Sections of Regulation 22; links to the appropriate site application form and a checklist that should accompany the site application is listed below:
Regulation 22 Section 22.4 Site Application Form Checklist
Regulation 22 Section 22.5 Site Application Form Checklist
Regulation 22 Section 22.6 Site Application Form Checklist
Regulation 22 Section 22.7 Site Application Form Checklist
Regulation 22 Section 22.(2)(b)(i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi),(c),(d) and (e) Site Application Form Checklist
Regulation 22 Section 22.(2)(b)(ii) Site Application Form Checklist 1) Download a copy of the PPACG Site Application Procedures. 2) Determine which Water Quality Management Association (WQMA) the site is located and contact the appropriate person to arrange for the committee to review the site application. The site application checklist should accompany the site application package. 3) Upon approval of the site application by the WQMA, submit the site application to the members of the Site Application Review Committee (SARC) and contact PPACG staff to arrange a meeting. 4) After site application has been reviewed and approved by the SARC it will be reviewed by the WQMC which meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. 5) After site application has been reviewed and approved by the WQMC, the PPACG Board will review and if approved will sign off on the site application. Water Quality Management (208) Plan The 208 Plan was approved by the PPACG Board of Directors in February 2004 and by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission in May 2004. It is currently being reviewed by the Governor’s office and the EPA. The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) is required under Federal and State statutes to develop a Water Quality Management Plan (208 Plan) to address water quality issues within the Pikes Peak Region –El Paso, Teller and Park Counties. The 208 Plan describes water quality programs and issues and recommends future policies and technical strategies. The 208 Plan recognizes that each watershed in the Pikes Peak Region is uniquely different and that water quality problems can be both diffuse and site specific.The 2003 208 Plan supersedes the previous update of the 208 Plan that was completed in 1999. The changes that are contained in the 2003 208 Plan update include: changes to the population projections based on 2000 census data; revisions to the regional policies; a revised water quality assessment which identifies the major water quality issues for each watershed; revised description of the point source dischargers and point source inventory data sheets; development of a new section entitled environmental, social and economic impacts of Plan; updates to the nonpoint source assessment; and revised conclusions and recommendations for each watershed.The 2003 update of the 208 Plan follows the watershed approach that was initially taken in the 1999 Plan. Information and issues that overlap between watersheds are described in the beginning of the 208 Plan in the following sections: Introduction; Regional Water Quality Assessment; Regional Policies; Population Projections; and Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of the Plan. The remainder of the 208 Plan is divided into each of the watersheds located within the Pikes Peak Region: South Platte Headwaters/Upper South Platte Watershed; Upper Arkansas Watershed; Fountain Creek Watershed; and Chico Creek Watershed. The 208 Plan was developed by PPACG with the assistance of PPACG’s Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC). The WQMC consists of representatives of special districts and local military installations who are involved with water quality management, along with local governments located within El Paso, Teller and Park Counties. Through monthly meetings, members reviewed and made recommendations regarding information to be incorporated into the 208 Plan.
For more information about the 208 Plan,
please contact Rich Muzzy, PPACG Environmental Planning Program Manager, at
(719) 471-7080 x109 or rmuzzy@ppacg.org.
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Environmental Planning Program Manager: Rich Muzzy (719) 471-7080 x109 Fountain Creek |
