Regulatory Updates
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Christy Woodward Astute Regulatory Solutions, LLC Regulatory Affairs Advisor [email protected]
One of the Colorado Chamber’s goals in our Vision 2033 – A Blueprint for Colorado’s Future, is to expand our regulatory engagement. Please see our most recent comprehensive regulatory report below; previous reports can be accessed here.
April Rulemaking – Permit fees and toxic air contaminant reporting – The Colorado Chamber is also meeting with APCD staff on agency efficiency projects in light of the impending Air Pollution Control Division Rulemaking on Permit and Emissions Fees (and toxic air contaminant reporting). The Chamber will be filing for party status in that rulemaking slotted to take place April 17-18. If you would like to be part of these discussions internally with chamber members to inform agency discussions, please email [email protected] to get added to that discussion group with “April AQCC Rulemaking” in the subject line. Our first internal chamber discussion will be Wednesday, January 15 from 9:00 – 10:00 am mountain time– most meetings are virtual via zoom.
Colorado Landfill Methane Regulations – The chamber also attended a meeting on January 11 for landfill methane regulations that will be noticed in April, 2025. The proposed methane reduction rule requirements would apply to municipal solid waste landfills based on the amount of waste currently in a landfill (“waste in place”). The proposal will consider measures such as:
- A lower methane emissions threshold for requiring landfills to install gas collection and control systems (GCCS) and requiring GCCS to be installed sooner than federal requirements.
- Methane monitoring requirements, including options to use alternative monitoring technologies and remote monitoring to identify large emission sources.
- Phasing out open flares to require enclosed flares for methane emissions control.
Dredge and Fill HB24-1379 – there is also much work ongoing around House Bill 24-1379 – Colorado Dredge and Fill Program Implementation. The chamber has attended some stakeholder meetings and preliminary comments are due today, January 13. This will be a topic on the agenda for the Regulatory Council Meeting on the 27th along with WQCC permit fees and permit efficiencies.
Ozone – Despite many emission reduction efforts enacted in the past five plus years, the Denver Metro North Front Range continues to be out of compliance with federal ozone standards and are facing a very serious problem as we head into 2027 and 2030 with sanctions, fees and more. 2024 was one of the worst ozone seasons on record despite record level emission reductions. The Colorado Chamber will be convening a group for discussion this spring and if you are interested in being added to that list serv, please email [email protected] with the word “Ozone” in the subject line.