The Clean Water State Revolving Fund program is a federal-state partnership that provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects, including municipal wastewater facilities, nonpoint source pollution control, decentralized wastewater treatment…
A brownfield is a property for which the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties increases local tax bases, facilitates job growth, utilizes existing…
These brownfield grant funds will be used to conduct environmental site assessments in Longmont, Lyons, Cortez and Firestone. A brownfield is a property for which the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or…
Short-term exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone pollution can cause breathing difficulty and more frequent asthma attacks, among other symptoms. Long-term exposure is linked to poor health outcomes, including lung and cardiovascular disease and premature death. The goal of Colorado's Congestion…
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund is a financial assistance program to help water systems and states achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. As per EPA, forty-nine percent (49%) of this funding must be provided to disadvantaged communities as grants or…
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund is a financial assistance program to help water systems and states to achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Set aside to specifically address emerging contaminants, such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS…
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund is a financial assistance program to help water systems and states to achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is funding set aside to specifically address removal of lead service lines. As per EPA, forty-nine percent (49…
Many small water and wastewater systems in underserved rural Colorado lack resources to effectively comply with health-based drinking water standards and wastewater discharge standards due to technical, managerial, and financial barriers. Regionalization of functions across multiple small water…
Funds will be used to deploy and operate a community air quality monitoring network in Pueblo, a disadvantaged community as per CEJST.
Funds will be used to plug orphaned gas wells located on State-owned or privately-owned land, and remediate and reclaim lands impacted by associated development activities. Equity principles are incorporated through the prioritization process for the Orphaned Well Program. The program rates…
The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program addresses the hazards and environmental degradation posed by legacy coal mines. Through reclamation, this land can find a new purpose. Approximately 40% of the proposed projects for FY22 and FY23 are located in CEJST disadvantaged communities. The…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE’s) Solid Waste and Materials Management Program (the Solid Waste Program) will use these funds to update the 2016 Colorado Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISMWP), which will include the development of guidance for recycling…
