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e u County Health Department DAVID WERKING, DDS. Greeley
FRANKLIN D VODER. MD. MPH RALPH AAB. Greeley
Director I1 1516 HOSPITAL ROAD WILLIAM BUCK, Roggen
GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 DORIS DEFEKE. Greeley
(JDJ)353-0500 DONALD HERGERT, Windsor
ANNETTE M LOPEZ. Greeley
HERSCHEL PHELPS. JR_ M D
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August 4, 1978 KATHLEEN SHAUGHNESSV. Ault
JOE STOCKTON, GIIcresl
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Honorable Norman Carlson, Chairman AUG 8 197
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Larimer-Weld Regional Council of Governments
201 E. 4th Street
Loveland, CO 80537 GREELEY,: Qpseia
RE: Comments on Draft Areawide Water Quality Management Plan
Dear Mr. Carlson:
After reviewing the draft 208 Areawide Water Quality Management Plan and
participating in hours of committee meetings, the Weld County Health
Department submits the following comments:
1) This department agrees with the Principles and Concepts as listed
in Chapter Three of the Draft Plan. However, in Paragraph 3.4
we would propose the addition of wastewater from the petroleum
industry (oil well brine and drilling mud) as a non-point source
of pollutant. In Weld County alone, there are some 1200 plus
oil and gas wells that produce an undetermined amount of
wastewater.
2) This department supports the Plan's water use classification.
3) This department has some reservations regarding task assignments
as depicted in Table 6.2.2-A. Our role in these assignments is in
conjunction with the Colorado Department of Health; therefore,
we feel some role delineation is necessary specifying each agency's
exact responsibility. When this is accomplished, there is the_
,distinct possibility additional staff will be required to accomplish
these responsibilities, therefore posing the question of funding.
4) Since water has always been vitally important to the arid West,
we in public health must maintain the posture of placing priority
on the domestic use of water.
5) Having said we place priority on domestic use, we recognize the
necessity for maximal supply of agricultural water. This water
must remain within permissible limits of dissolved solids, e.g.
nitrates, heavy metals, e.g. cadmium, chromium, etc. , persistent
pesticides and microorganisms.
6) In a letter dated July 21, 1977, we expressed our concerns, to
the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission regarding the
DRCOG 208 Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan. In this
letter, westated our concern for the potential long-range health
problems associated with yet unregulated pollutants (e.g• cyanide) 780727
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Norman Carlson, Chairman -2- August 4, 1978
Larimer Weld COG 0
6) originating from Denver and passing through Weld County via the
South Platte and St. Vrain Rivers. Certainly, we still maintain
our concern in this area and would urge the Larimer-Weld COG
to address this problem. •
In summary, this department is willing to support the Draft Areawide Water
Quality Management Plan with the above reservations.
Yours sincerely,
Franklin D. Yoder, M.D.
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cc: Weld County Board of Commissioners
Weld County Board of Health
John Hall, MPH, Dir., Environmental Health Services
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