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Reclaimed Water Stakeholder Meeting #2 March 23, 2016

Key Topics for Today • Toilet flushing • Irrigation of Edible crops • Total dissolved solids • Commission process

Toilet Flushing • Concerns about antibiotic resistant bacteria like C. Dif. • Reclaimed water treaters continue their support. • Other states’ requirements will be evaluated.

Edible Crops • Treaters continue to support. • One area of focus is adequate management of risk posed by pathogens. • Currently looking at practices in other states.

Total Dissolved Solids- Vegetation • Concerns about effects on vegetation and soils . • Best management practices are very site specific. • TDS treatment requirements would prevent use of reclaimed water. • Evaluating appropriateness of other types of requirements in Regulation 84.

Total Dissolved Solids-Groundwater • Concerns about effects on groundwater . • Discharges from irrigation with reclaimed water specifically exempt from permitting in Regulation 61. • Effects on groundwater from reclaimed water is not ripe for Regulation 84.

Triennial Review Informational Hearing May 2016 • Memo to WQCC • If WQCC decides summarizing Reg. regulation should • TRIH. 85 implementation. be updated will • Public input. schedule a RMH. • Recommended next steps. • WQCC decides if regulation should be updated. Apr 2016 Future

Regulation 85 RMH would follow normal rulemaking process • Notice (WQCC and Colorado Register) • Party status • Proponents prehearing statements • Responsive prehearing statements • Rebuttal statements • Prehearing conference • Rulemaking hearing

Next Steps • Review and finalize table : Summary of Proposed Changes to Regulation 84. • April 13, 2016: WQCD will submit memo to WQCC and stakeholders. • April 27, 2016: Stakeholder comments due to WQCC.

Questions?

Additional Input? Lillian Gonzalez: lillian.gonzalez@state.co.us 303.692.3655 Nathan Moore: nathan.moore@state.co.us 303.692.3555 Liz Lemonds: liz.lemonds@state.co.us 303.692.3515 Maureen Egan: maureen.egan@state.co.us 303.692.6327