Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Date Published:
05/2008
Description:
The State of Colorado contains thousands of sites where soils and ground water have been contaminated by past uses. These sites range in size from small spills involving a few square feet of surface contamination, to sites where millions of gallons of contaminants have impacted several square miles of land. In most cases, these sites are currently within the proper regulatory framework to assure appropriate cleanup and protection of human health and the environment. For example, a given manufacturing facility may have a RCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) permit to properly manage hazardous waste and
a discharge permit under the Clean Water Act. Or a facility with known contamination may be under a RCRA Corrective Action Order to insure appropriate cleanup.
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