Source Water Protection Opportunities for Collaboration

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Source Water Protection Opportunities for
Collaboration

• Ed Rumbold
• Bureau of Land Management

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• The SWAP program emerged from the 1996 Safe
  Drinking Water Act Section 1453 requirements.
• EPA delegated the authority to implement the
  program and develop risk assessments for
  watersheds.
• BLM is obligated to comply with all applicable
  State and Federal laws and regulations.

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SDWA and CWA

• BLMs Application for Permit to Drill (APD)
  Process to mitigate impacts.
• The primary mechanism to control nonpoint source
  pollution for BLM to comply with the CWA is Best
  Management Practices (BMP).
• BMPs are identified in offices Land Use Plan,
  NEPA documents, Conditions of Approval, lease
  stipulations, and guidance in the Gold Book.
  http//www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/oil_and_ga
  s/best_management_practices.html

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Coordination with State and Local Municipalities

• BLM and City of Grand Junction signed an MOU.
• Discussions between Palisade and BLM Grand
  Junction office occur.
• Development of a Watershed Plan and Geohydrologic
  study with the Town of Palisade and Genesis Gas
  and Oil.
• BLM contacted the Water Quality Control Division
  to get Source Area Watersheds.

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Source Water Protection Developed with
Municipalities

• Municipalities participate in BLMs Land Use
  Planning Process.
• Towns of Palisade and Grand Junction will be
  involved in every step of the process.
• Plan of Development and Conditions of Approval
  for Oil and Gas Operators.
• Split Estate and Surface Use Agreements.