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Regulatory Development

2012 Revisions to Safe Drinking Water Program Policy DW-003 Determination of Groundwater Under the Direct Influence (GWUDI) of Surface Water

Comment Schedule

The current comment period has ended.  Thank you for your comments.  A summary of the comments and responses will be posted soon.

Background

The purpose of the revised policy is to describe the methodology used by the Department to classify drinking water supply sources as either groundwater or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water. The correct classification (or reclassification) of water sources as GWUDI has significant public health protection benefits but also potentially large financial, operational, and compliance implications for public water systems.

Proposal Documents

Below is a link to the revised document, download the document, print it out if you like, and read through it.

• Draft 2012 Revised SDWP Policy DW-003

Useful Links

• Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations

• Current Policy DW-003 aka DWTR-6

• GWUDI Screening Tool

• December 2011 GWUDI Stakeholder Presentation

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