The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission adopted amendments to certain high priority habitat maps, including those for raptors, Colorado Parks and Wildlife-owned properties, grouse, big game, aquatic, and other wildlife. See https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=06/25/2024&Volume=47&yearPublishNumber=12&Month=6&Year=2024.

The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board proposed amendments to regulations governing Title V operating permits. The amendments would remove Title V operating permit affirmative defense provisions pursuant to changes in 40 C.F.R. 70.6(g) and 71.6(g). A hearing will be held August 14, 2024. Comments are due the same date. See https://www.srca.nm.gov/nmac/nmregister/xxxv/CABQnotice_xxxv12.html.

The Board of Wildlife Commissioners proposed amendments to regulations governing wildlife conservation projects. The amendments would move the deadline for completion of certain conservation projects from the end of the fiscal year to June 30 while providing provisions for a deadline extension under specified circumstances.

The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation proposed amendments to regulations governing dam safety hazard determinations. The amendments would allow dam owners to choose between providing their own evaluation or a simplified Department evaluation, clarify that fees are for the application rather than inspections, and acknowledge that the Department's costs for classification changes include more than just inspection expenses. A hearing will be held July 19, 2024. Comments are due the same date.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to readopt, with amendments, Circular DEQ-1 governing ultraviolet (UV) treatment of groundwater sources of public water systems. The standards would, among other things, impose sampling, monitoring, and reporting requirements for public water supply systems using UV treatment for groundwater sources, as well as update the incorporation by reference year to 2024. A hearing will be held July 15, 2024. Comments are due July 19, 2024.

The Board of Pesticides Control seeks comment on a request to designate a critical pesticide control area around two public drinking water wellheads on Eagle Lake. The zone would prevent the use of pesticides within a 500-foot radius of the two drinking water wellheads. A hearing will be held July 19, 2024. Comments are due July 29, 2024. See https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2024/06262024.html.

The Department of Health and Environment proposed amendments to an existing rule and to adopt a new rule concerning health and environmental laboratory certification. The amendments to the existing rule would, among other things, clarify defined terms, modify rules for field laboratories, and update fees, and the new rule would describe requirements for environmental laboratories to achieve and maintain certification, maintain the two-tier certification system, and provide detailed requirements for applications, assessments, proficiency testing, and certification changes.

The Water Quality Control Commission adopted amendments to water quality control division cash fees. The amendments increase drinking water cash fees, as well as commerce and industry fees, by 13%. See https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=06/25/2024&Volume=47&yearPublishNumber=12&Month=6&Year=2024.

The Energy and Carbon Management Commission proposed to adopt regulations governing cumulative impacts of oil and gas development. The amendments would evaluate and address the cumulative impacts of oil and gas operations and implement enhanced systems and practices to reduce emissions of ozone precursors from newly permitted oil and gas operations in the ozone nonattainment area. A hearing will be held September 3, 2024.