On February 23, 2014, Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission ("Commission") fully adopted EPA's Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and Distribution found in 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOO ("NSPS OOOO") into Regulation Number 6, Part A; adopted corresponding revisions to its emissions reporting and permitting framework in Regulation Number 3, Parts A, B, and C; and adopted complementary oil and gas control measures in Regulation Number 7., "Revised October 20, 2014.", Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed April 2023)
According to BioCycle magazine, Colorado's diversion rate languishes at a low 12.5%. This puts Colorado in the lowest 20% of states in terms of recycling rate, in the company of states like West Virginia, South Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, and others. States around the country that are finding recycling rates stagnating are looking at options for next steps in energizing diversion progress. This project is designed to explore the State of Colorado's recycling and diversion situation, including context and performance, compared to a set of other states around the nation. The project makes recommendations in terms of programs, goals, funding mechanisms, and policy., "February 14, 2008.", Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover; (viewed February 2015)