65.1 AUTHORITY

Section 25-8-205, C.R.S.

65.2 REGULATIONS

(1) No person shall discharge non-stormwater wastewater which contains pollutants from an industrial, commercial or sanitary point source to a storm sewer unless a Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit has been obtained for the discharge.

(2) No person shall connect a system for drainage of industrial, commercial or sanitary wastewater which contains pollutants, other than to convey stormwater runoff to a storm sewer unless a CDPS permit has been obtained.

(3) Any such connections between industrial, commercial, or sanitary non-stormwater wastewater sewers or other drainage conveyances and storm sewers which are not the subject of a CDPS permit shall be disconnected even though the connection is unused.

65.3 - 65.9 RESERVED

65.10 STATEMENT OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE (1990

1. Revisions)

The provisions of Section 25-8-205, C.R.S. provide the specific statutory authority for adoption of the above amendment.

Based on the Division's recommendation the title of this regulation was amended to simplify and to avoid confusion with pending regulations regarding discharges from storm sewers

65.11 STATEMENT OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE (1996

1. Revisions)

The provisions of Section 25-8-205, C.R.S. provide the specific statutory authority for adoption of the above amendment.

Based on the Division's recommendation the regulation has been modified to clarify that a CDPS permit is necessary for any non-stormwater discharge of pollutants from any industrial, commercial or sanitary system into the storm sewer. The Division also tried to clarify that stormwater discharges are not impacted by this regulation.

65.12 STATEMENT OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE: JULY, 1997

1. RULEMAKING The provisions of sections 25-8-202 and 25-8-401, C.R.S., provide the specific statutory authority for adoption of the attached regulatory amendments. The Commission also adopted, in compliance with section 24-4-103(4) C.R.S., the following statement of basis and purpose. BASIS AND PURPOSE The Commission has adopted a revised numbering system for this regulation, as a part of an overall renumbering of all Water Quality Control Commission rules and regulations. The goals of the renumbering are: (1) to achieve a more logical organization and numbering of the regulations, with a system that provides flexibility for future modifications, and (2) to make the Commission's internal numbering system and that of the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) consistent. The CCR references for the regulations will also be revised as a result of this hearing.