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Second Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. R98­0582.01 PLC

STATE OF COLORADO




BY SENATOR Bishop;

also REPRESENTATIVE Entz.


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 98-004

CONCERNING ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO, AND DELETIONS FROM, THE PROJECT ELIGIBILITY LIST OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND AND THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.


WHEREAS, Pursuant to the federal "Clean Water Act" and the provisions of section 37­95­107.6, Colorado Revised Statutes, the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund has been created in the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority ("Authority") to provide financial assistance for wastewater treatment system projects as set forth in section 37­95­107.6, Colorado Revised Statutes, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the federal "Clean Water Act"; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 37­95­107.6 (4) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes, in order to qualify as wastewater treatment system projects eligible for assistance from the Authority through the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund or otherwise, proposed projects must be included upon a Project Eligibility List; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 37­95­107.6 (4) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, annual additions or modifications to the Project Eligibility List are required to be approved by Joint Resolution of the Colorado General Assembly, signed by the Governor; and

WHEREAS, The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission has developed additions or modifications to the Project Eligibility List consisting of proposed wastewater treatment system projects that have been identified by the Authority, in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, acting through the Colorado Water Quality Control Division and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, acting through the Colorado Division of Local Government, as appropriate for inclusion as additions or modifications to the Project Eligibility List; and

WHEREAS, The provision of financial assistance from the Authority through the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund or otherwise to the proposed projects will preserve, protect, conserve, and develop the water resources of the state; promote the beneficial use of the waters of the state and the protection and preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare; create and preserve jobs and employment opportunities; and improve the economic welfare of the people of the state; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly deems the projects to be in the interest and to the advantage of the people of the state; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty­first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

1.  That the following proposed wastewater treatment system projects are hereby included as additions or modifications to the Project Eligibility List as defined in sections 37­95­103 (10.5) and 37­95­107.6 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, as projects eligible for financial assistance from the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority through the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund or otherwise:

ADDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY LIST

ENTITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Basalt Sanitation District Wastewater treatment system improvements

including but not limited to interceptors

Battlement Mesa Wastewater treatment system improvements Metropolitan District including but not limited to treatment plant

Boulder County/ Wastewater treatment system improvements Triple Creek including but not limited to treatment plant

Cedaredge, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Chaffee County/ Wastewater treatment system improvements Johnson's Village including but not limited to collection system and interceptors

Clear Creek County/ Wastewater treatment system improvements Herman including but not limited to treatment plant

Collbran, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant and collection system

Colorado Springs, Wastewater treatment system improvements City of including but not limited to treatment plant and biosolids facilities

Costilla County Water Wastewater treatment system improvements and Sanitation District including but not limited to treatment plant, collection system, and interceptors

Eagle River Water Wastewater treatment system improvements and Sanitation District including but not limited to treatment plant and biosolids facilities

East Alamosa Water Wastewater treatment system improvements and Sanitation District including but not limited to water meters

Flagler Sanitation Wastewater treatment system improvements District including but not limited to treatment plant

Fremont County Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to collection system and interceptors

Grand County Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant, collection system, and interceptors

Hayden, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to collection system

Hudson, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant and collection system

Idaho Springs, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to storm water collection and treatment

Irondale/Commerce City Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to interceptors

Julesburg, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Kremmling, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant and interceptors

Left Hand Water Wastewater treatment system improvements and Sanitation District including but not limited to treatment plant

Loma Linda Sanitation Wastewater treatment system improvements District including but not limited to treatment plant

Metro Wastewater Wastewater treatment system improvements Reclamation including but not limited to treatment plant District Phase III and reuse facilities

and reuse portion only for

the City of Denver

Niwot Sanitation District Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Nunn, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Olathe, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant and collection system

Parachute, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Walden, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to treatment plant

Wellington, Town of Wastewater treatment system improvements including but not limited to interceptor and collection system

2.  That the following proposed wastewater treatment system projects are hereby deleted from the Project Eligibility List as defined in sections 37­95­103 (10.5) and 37­95­107.6 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, as projects eligible for financial assistance from the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund ("WPCRF") or otherwise:

DELETIONS FROM THE PROJECT ELIGIBILITY LIST

ENTITY STATUS/FUNDING SOURCE

Costilla County Water Name change

and Sanitation District

Crested Butte, Town of Project completed with WPCRF loan

East Grand Water Name change

Quality District

Fremont County Local Name change

Improvement District

Hudson Sanitation Name change/District dissolved

District

Johnson's Village Local Name change

Improvement District

Manassa, Town of Project completed with other funding sources

Metro Wastewater Change to project description

Reclamation District

Phase III

North Delta Sanitation District dissolved

District

Ordway, Town of Project completed with WPCRF and other funding sources

South Fort Collins Project completed with other funding sources

Sanitation District

Vona, Town of Project completed with WPCRF and other funding sources

Be It Further Resolved, That this resolution be presented to the Governor for signature pursuant to section 37­95­107.8 (4) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes.