Water Quality Permitting Pesticides

The Water Quality Control Division issues and administers discharge permits and other control mechanisms as provided by the Colorado Water Quality Control Act.  

General Information Regarding Colorado Approach

CDPS Permit  COG860000 Pesticides General Permit

• Permit

• Fact Sheet

• Appendix A

EPA  Permit      EPA Fact Sheet

EPA Response to Comments

EPA's Scope Essay EPA's Scope Essay in the EPA permit response to comments document is the best source of information on the scope of the permit. 

State Outreach Materials
         During this permit term the Division does not intend to develop state-specific outreach materials and does not expect to be able to accept invitations to speak at conferences or other events to provide compliance assistance.  The Division intends to rely on outreach materials developed by EPA, and will post information to this web site regarding state-specific questions as responses are developed.
                                   Question and Answer Topics

EPA Webcasts

• March 1, 2012 Archived Webcast

• December 8, 2011 Archived webcast

• Future Webcasts - EPA will host a series of webcasts in the coming months that will focus on more specific aspects of the Pesticide General Permit; Announcements of future webcasts will be distributed via email and  EPA's NPDES Traning Courses and Workshops website

EPA Outreach Materials

• EPA's Pesticide Discharge Management Plan Template

• EPA plans to continue developing additional outreach materials for stakeholders who are eligible for coverage under EPA's PGP. New materials will be announced via email and on EPA's PGP Website.