5 Colo. Code Regs. § 1002-84.11

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 5 CCR 1002-84.11 - MONITORING, RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
(A) Treaters and Users operating pursuant to a Treater or User Authorization shall be subject to such monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements as may be reasonably required by the Division to ensure compliance with the requirements of this regulation, and the Treater or User Authorization, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) For Treaters: the quality of reclaimed water produced and delivered at the point(s) of compliance, inspections of a representative number and type of User sites to determine User compliance, and self-certifications in section 84.9 submitted to the Treater by Users.
(2) For each User, the total volume of reclaimed water used per year. For Landscape Irrigation Users and Agricultural Irrigation Users, each location with the associated acreage where reclaimed water was applied.
(3) For each User using Category 1 reclaimed water, confirmation that reclaimed water was used only during authorized use times (if applicable).
(B) Treaters shall provide an annual report to the Division for the previous year, by March 31st, that includes the following:
(1) Information demonstrating the Treater's compliance with the reclaimed water standards, including applicable treatment requirements described in section 84.7 , 84.8 , 84.9 and for localized systems, 84.16 of this regulation.
(2) Confirmation that the Treater conducted inspections pursuant to section 84.11(A)(1) above.
(3) Violations of this regulation by Users pursuant to section 84.11(C)(1) and (2), below.
(4) A certification statement by the Treater as per section 84.14 below regarding the information provided by the treater in subsections (1) and (2) above.
(5) Information supplied by Users to the Treater demonstrating compliance with the conditions applicable to each specific User included in the notice of authorization.
(6) Certification statements from each User as per section 84.14 below regarding the information provided in subsection (5) above.
(C) The Treater and Users shall report any violations as follows:
(1) Violations of this regulation and/or Authorizations at their respective facilities in writing to the Division, within thirty days of becoming aware of the violation. Where the Treater finds violations by a User, the thirty day period for reporting is waived for a period of up to thirty additional days, if the Treater is working with the User to resolve the violation. If the violation is resolved, no separate notice to the Division is required except that the violation is to be reported in the treater's annual report. If the violation is continuing after a total of sixty days from the time the Treater became aware of the violation, the Treater shall report the violation to the Division within five working days. Nothing in this section precludes a User from reporting violations by a Treater to the Division.
(2) For more serious violations (including non-permitted discharges to surface waters, uncontrolled cross-connections, exceedances of the reclaimed water standards for E. coli, turbidity, secondary standards, continuous proper operations and maintenance of treatment systems while producing reclaimed water, the Treater and/or User Authorization conditions of the site location and design approvals, or other violations posing an immediate threat to public health or the environment): orally to the Division within 24 hours of becoming aware of the violation, followed up by a written report within five working days. The written report shall contain a description of the noncompliance, including exact dates and times; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of the noncompliance.

5 CCR 1002-84.11

41 CR 21, November 10, 2018, effective 11/30/2018
42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/14/2020
43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 9/30/2020
45 CR 14, July 25, 2022, effective 8/14/2022