Grand Junction Watershed Regulation

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• Grand Junction Watershed Regulation
• Greg Trainor
• Utilities and Streets Systems Director

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Grand Junction Watershed Regulation

• Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
• 1986 Amendments SDWA
• Colorado Primary Drinking Water Program
• Colorado Source Water Assessment Program
• City of Grand Junction Watershed Protection
  Ordinance
• Watershed Protection Regulations

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USEPA Safe Drinking Water Act 1974

• National Primary Drinking Water Regulations apply
  to every public water system in the United
  States
• 1996 Amendments included Source Water Protection
  provisions
• Required states to perform Source Water
  Assessment and Protection Program
• Delineate the boundaries of the areas providing
  source waters for public water systems
• Identify the origins of certain contaminants in
  the source water area to determine the
  susceptibility of public water systems to
  contaminants

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Colorado Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP)

• Part of Colorado Primary Drinking Water
  Regulations
• Community-based program
• Involving the public in SWAP development and
  implementation is high priority
• Completed initial source water assessment reports
  for over 1700 public water systems in 2004
• SWAP project transitioning from the assessment
  phase to the protection planning phase
• Protection phase is voluntary for water systems

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Source Water Protection is the first safe
drinking water protection barrier
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Grand Junction Water Supply

• Original 1909 City Charter requires comprehensive
  control of water supply system for citizens of
  Grand Junction
• High quality Grand Mesa mountain water source
• Proud first users of water supply
• Historic source water quality monitoring program
• Maintain and protect an adequate source water
  supply of the highest quality possible

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Grand Junction Watershed Regulation

• Citizens petition source water protection
  initiative August 2006
• September 2006 City Council approved a watershed
  protection ordinance
• Ordinance required regulations to enforce the
  ordinance
• Acknowledges the significance of the watershed,
  the importance of public awareness of the
  watershed and the need for adoption of the
  watershed plan shaping public policy for the
  present and future use of the land, water and
  mineral resources

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Grand Junction Watershed Map
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Watershed Protection Regulations

• Maintain and protect an adequate source water
  supply of the highest quality possible
• Watershed Protection Regulations include
• General Provisions
• Allowed Watershed Activities
• Administration Enforcement
• Watershed Plan
• Permit application
• Water Quality Standards
• Watershed Map
• Regulation adopted July 2007