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April22,2002
Mr. Keith Powers, PE.
Colorado Deparlment of Transportation
P.O. Box 2368
Eagle, CO 81631
Re: Site Application #4603
Garfield County
Colorado Department
of PublicHealth
andEnvironment
Dear IvIr. Powers:
The Water Quality Control Division has reviewed and evaluated your site application and supporting
documentation for construction of a wastewater treatment facility to be located in the NW 1/4 of the SW
1/4 of Section 5, T6N, R88W, to serve the Gnzzly Creek Rest Area, and to discharge to the Colorado
River.
Prior to the operation of the facility, a discharge permit will be required which will specify the final
conditions and limitations of the operations of the facility. Enclosed is an application for the permit.
We find your application to be in conformance with the Water Quality Contol Commission's
"Regulations foittre Site Application Process". Therefore, the site application is approved with the
following conditions listed below.
1. Based upon application information, the system design will be for:
Average Daiiy Flow Capacity - 0.005mgd
Organic Loading Capacify - 16.67lbs. BOD5/day
Treatment Processes to be used - Septic tanks, recirculating packed bed filter, IIV
disinfection
2. Preliminary Effluent Parameter Values:
BOD5 -30145 mg/l (30-dayl7-day average)
Suspended Solids - 30145 mg/l (30-dayl7 -day average)
Fecal Coliform - 6,000/12,000 #/100 ml (30-day/7-day geometric mean)
Design for values in excess of those contained in conditions 1 and 2 above, or failure to comply with any
othei conditions contained herein, will render this approval void and another site application will have to
be processed.
3. This site approval will expire one year from the date of this letter if the construction of
the project has not commenced by that date. If expiration occurs, you must apply for a
Mr. Keith Powers, PE.
Colorado Department of Transportation
Aprl|22,2002
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new site approval. Construction is defined as entering into a contract for the erection or
physical placement of materials, equipment, piping, earthwork, or buildings that are to be
a part of a domestic wastewater teatment works.
4. The design (construction plans and specifications) for the treatment works must be
approved by the Division prior to cornmencement of construction. At present there is an
outstanding request for a variance related to the loading rate of the filter system. This
request must be resolved prior to approval of the system design. All construcfion change
orders initiating variances from the approved plans and specifications must be approved
by the Division.
5. The applicant's registered engineer must furnish a statement prior to the commencement
of operation stating that the facilities were constructed in conformance w"ith approved
plans, specifications, and change orders.
In accordance with Colorado Water Quality Control Commission regulations, this approval is subject to
appeal as stated under Section 22.8 (7) of "Regulations for the Site Application Process".
This approval does not relieve the owner from compliance with all local regulations prior to conshuction
nor from responsibility for proper engineering, conskuction, and operation of the facility.
'V*,/o,l,,tu
J. David Holm
Director
Water Quality Control Division
JDH:tlb
.., \Gurfield County Planning DeparLment - Ath. Mark Bean, Director
Church & Associates, Inc. - Attn Ed Church
Thomas Bennett, Environmental Protection Specialist, WQCD
Dwain Watson, Environmental Protection Specialist, WQCD-Grand Junction
Susan Nachtrieb, Permits Unit Manager, WQCD
Bill McKee, Upper Colorado Watershed Coordinator, WQCD
Plant Operator Certification Board, CDPH&E