Where You Live

Colorado (Region 8)

Contacts for Colorado

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• John Duggan
  Colorado Department of Health and the Environment
  Cherry Creek Dr, S
  (WQCD-OA-B24300)
  Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
  Phone: 303-692-3534  
  Email: john.duggan@state.co.us
  

• Darcy Campbell
  US EPA Region 8, Source Water Assessment and Protection
  1595 Wynkoop St
  Denver, CO 80202-1129
  Phone: 303-312-6709  
  Email: campbell.darcy@epa.gov
  Expertise: SSA

NOTICE: Links to non-EPA sites do not imply any official EPA endorsement of, or responsibility for, the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at those locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. Links to non-EPA servers are provided solely as a pointer to information on topics related to environmental protection that may be useful to EPA staff and the public.

[Top of Page]

Links for Colorado

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Source Water Assessment and Protection Program

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Colorado: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

[Top of Page]

Case Studies for Colorado

Title: Colorado

Subtitle: Software Generates Assessment Reports for Public

Case Study Type: Assessment

Description: To support high quality source water assessment reports for all surface water systems in Colorado, the state is finalizing and testing data analysis software that combines source water area delineations and potential contaminant source inventories with a susceptibility analysis methodology. The software will generate the assessment reports and maps, which the State will print and mail to all surface water-based PWSs. The reports will also be posted on the internet for public access.





Title: Colorado: Cherry Creek Watershed, South Denver Metro Area

Subtitle: Watershed Partnership Promotes Smart Growth

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: To mitigate the effects of rapid development in Douglas and Arapahoe Counties on the Cherry Creek, CO, watershed, the Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners formed in 1999, funded by and consisting of citizens and representatives from land use jurisdictions, resource management agencies, conservation, recreation, and historic preservation groups, and the business community. The partnership's efforts to link economic, environmental and community needs resulted in the creation of the Cherry Creek Basin Open Space Conservation and Stewardship Plan. The project made several recommendations for smart growth planning, including engaging land use agencies and developers in smart growth strategies, education on BMPs, establishing mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the smart growth strategy, and documenting the smart growth process for use by other communities.