Reporting of spills - rules

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-60-130, under Mineral Resources.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-60-130

(1) If one barrel or more of oil or exploration and production waste is spilled outside of berms or other secondary containment, the spill shall be reported within twenty-four hours after the discovery of the spill, to:

(a) The commission; and

(b) The entity with jurisdiction over emergency response within the local municipality, if the spill occurred within a municipality, or the local county if the spill did not occur within a municipality.

(2) The spill report must include any available information concerning the type of waste involved in the spill.

(3) The commission may promulgate rules to implement this section.

Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1278), ch. 188, p. 759, � 1, effective August 7.