Description of the regulation/control practices by the Colorado Water Quality Control Division and its Industrial Permits Unit for "uncontaminated" groundwater release, in accordance with Water Quality Policy-27, Low Risk Discharges. Under provisions of Colorado Senate Bill 181 some major agencies are not subject to this policy. This includes activities regulated by the Division of Reclamation and Mining Safety of the Department of Natural Resources,...

Overall, Colorado districts succeeded in administering the state's first online state wide assessments. Challenges were encountered along the way; however, districts and schools were committed to working through them in a manner that allowed students to complete testing. Lessons learned during the science and social studies administration and the PARCC administration will be invaluable to improving next year's assessment administration. Many of the...

Many families view animal welfare as a priority, evacuation and sheltering preparations and responses must account for animals. Interviews with emergency management professionals and animal shelter personnel show how state and local agencies are using lessons learned Colorado's natural disasters to be prepared to evacuate and shelter animals during emergencies.

Report on the independent investigation of allegations made by three CDPHE employees regarding non-enforcement of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This report primarily focuses on allegations regarding the modeling analysis conducted for a specific permit application for the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine (CC&V), including claims of falsified data, suppression of information, and a conflict of interest.