Title 25, Public Health and Environment
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-101 Definitions
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As used in this article 15, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in part 3 of this article. (2) Department means the department of public health and environment created by section 25-1-102. (3) Disposal means…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-102 Effective dates
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(1) Parts 1 and 2 of this article shall take effect July 1, 1981. (2) Section 25-15-302 shall take effect January 1, 1982. (3) Part 3 of this article, except section 25-15-302, shall take effect November 2, 1984. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1346, � 1, effective July 1.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-103 Technical assistance
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The department may upon request provide technical advice to hazardous waste generators, to owners or operators of treatment plants, storage facilities, or disposal sites, and to counties and municipalities in which such facilities may be located in order to assure that appropriat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-104 Disposal service
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In order to encourage proper disposal of small quantities of hazardous wastes by individuals and local governmental agencies when such wastes cannot be reasonably handled by commercial services, the department may receive such hazardous wastes from such individuals or local gover…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-200.1 Short title
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This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the State Hazardous Waste Siting Act. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1089, � 3, effective June 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-200.2 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that adverse public health and environmental impacts can result from the improper land disposal of hazardous waste and that the need for establishing safe sites with adequate capacity for the disposal of hazardous waste is a matter of statewi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-200.3 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) Existing hazardous waste disposal site means a hazardous waste disposal site which is in active operation prior to July 1, 1981. (3) Governmental unit means the state of Colorado, every county, city …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-201 Certificate required - disposal prohibited - exceptions
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(1) Any person who operates a hazardous waste disposal site shall first obtain a certificate of designation from the board of county commissioners if the site is in the unincorporated portion of any county, or from the governing body of a municipality if the site is in an incorpo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-202 Application for certificate - review by department and Colorado geological survey - hearing
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(1) Any person desiring to operate a hazardous waste disposal site shall make application for a certificate of designation to the board of county commissioners of the county or to the governing body of the municipality in which such site is proposed to be located. (2) The applica…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-203 Grounds for approval
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(1) The board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, may approve an application for a certificate of designation only upon a finding of all of the following factors: (a) The department has made a recommendation of approval pursuant …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-204 Certificate
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(1) The certificate of designation shall identify the general types of waste which may be accepted or which shall be rejected. (2) The certificate of designation shall be displayed in a prominent place at the hazardous waste disposal site. (3) Repealed. (4) The certificate of des…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-205 Permit required for operation - burial of liquids prohibited
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(1) Operation of a hazardous waste disposal site for which a certificate of designation has been issued shall not begin until the applicant obtains for such operation a federal permit issued under the federal act or a state permit issued under part 3 of this article. (2) A certif…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-206 Substantial change in ownership, design, or operation
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(1) A substantial change in the ownership of a hazardous waste disposal site, including an assignment or a transfer of the certificate of designation therefor, or in the design or operation of a hazardous waste disposal site, as substantial change is defined in rules and regulati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-206.5 Revocation or suspension of certificate
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(1) The jurisdiction which granted the certificate of designation may revoke or suspend the certificate of designation of any hazardous waste disposal site if it finds that: (a) There was a material misrepresentation or misstatement of fact in the application for the certificate …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-207 Judicial review
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(1) The award, denial, revocation, or suspension of a certificate of designation by the board of county commissioners or by the governing body of the municipality shall be subject to judicial review in the district court for the judicial district in which the hazardous waste disp…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-208 Commission to promulgate rules and regulations - limitations
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(1) The commission may promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria for the engineering design of hazardous waste disposal sites and for the location of such sites to the extent that site characteristics are integrally related to the safe engineering design of such site…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-209 Inventory required
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The operator of every hazardous waste disposal site shall maintain an inventory of the types of hazardous wastes accepted for disposal at such site, and a copy of such inventory shall be provided to any person upon request and upon payment of a reasonable charge for the costs of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-209.5 Inspection required
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A department employee shall inspect each off-site hazardous waste disposal site during times when hazardous wastes are ordinarily received. Such inspection shall be conducted at intervals determined by rule and regulation of the commission based on the volume and toxicity of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-209.6 Performance audits
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Each designated and permitted hazardous waste disposal site shall be subject to a performance audit at least once every five years, for the purpose of reviewing the systems that provide assurance the site is protecting human health and the environment. Such performance audit shal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-210 Sites deemed public nuisance - when
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Any hazardous waste disposal site that is found to be abandoned or that is operated or maintained in a manner so as to violate any of the provisions of this part 2 or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed a public nuisance, and such violation may be enjo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-211 Violation - criminal penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this part 2 commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section. Except in regard to matters of statewide concern as expressed in sect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-212 Violation - civil penalty - reimbursement of costs
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(1) Any person who violates any provision of this part 2 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per day of violation. Such penalty shall be determined and collected by the district court for the judicial district in which such violation occurs u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-213 County or municipal hazardous waste disposal site fund - tax - fees
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Any county or municipality that operates a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site or sites is authorized to establish a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site fund. The board of county commissioners of such county or the governing body of the municipality ma…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-214 Hazardous waste disposal site fund - fees
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(1) Any hazardous waste disposal site which is issued a certificate of designation on or after July 1, 1981, or which receives approval for a substantial change in ownership as required in section 25-15-206 (1) on or after said date shall be required, contingent upon the issuance…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-215 Contracts with governmental units authorized
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(1) Any governmental unit may contract for the operation of a hazardous waste disposal site. (2) Any city, city and county, county, or incorporated town acting by itself or in association with any other such governmental unit may establish and operate a hazardous waste disposal s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-216 Colorado geological survey to designate optimally suitable areas
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Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado geological survey shall conduct a study of the geological suitability of areas of the state for hazardous waste disposal sites. Such study shall designate those areas of the state which the Colorado geological survey finds to be o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-217 Circumstances allowing state designation of a hazardous waste disposal site - conditions and limitations. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 25-15-217Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-218 State hazardous waste siting council - composition. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1099, � 18, effective June 3. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 883, � 1, effective June 5. 25-15-219. Department to study need for disposal sites and feasibility of alternative technologies. (1) The department shall conduct a study assess…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-219 Department to study need for disposal sites and feasibility of alternative technologies
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(1) The department shall conduct a study assessing the need for hazardous waste disposal sites in this state. Such study shall identify the volumes and types of hazardous wastes generated in this state and the appropriateness and feasibility of treatment and disposal technologies…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-220 Effect of 1983 amendments. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1100, � 18, effective June 3. L. 2005: Entire section repealed, p. 286, � 31, effective August 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-300.3 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Affected local government means every county, city and county, or municipality in which land subject to an environmental covenant or restrictive notice is located. Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-301 Powers and duties of department
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(1) The department shall be the entity in the state responsible for the regulation of hazardous waste management; however, the department may, in accordance with section 25-15-306, enter into agreements with local governments to conduct specified activities involving monitoring, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-301.5 Additional powers of department - legislative declaration - report
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the hazardous waste control program shall be implemented to protect human health and the environment in a manner that: (a) Maintains program authorization by the federal government; (b) Promotes a community ethi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-302 Solid and hazardous waste commission - creation - membership - rules - fees - administration - definitions
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(1) (a) There is created in the department of public health and environment a solid and hazardous waste commission, referred to in this part 3 as the “commission”, which is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and funct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-303 Requirements for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal sites and facilities - permits
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(1) Any site or facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste shall be unlawful unless a permit is granted by the department for such site or facility. Each permit shall provide for a specified term and conditions for renewal and shall provide for modificati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-304 Hazardous waste service fund created
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(1) There is created in the state treasury a hazardous waste service fund, which shall consist of fees collected pursuant to section 25-15-302 (3.5) to reimburse the state for its annual program expenses incurred in the maintenance, monitoring, and other supervision of the lands …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-305 Judicial review
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(1) (a) Any final rule issued by the commission shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of this article and article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. (b) Judicial review of any rules promulgated by the commission shall be filed in the district court for the seco…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-306 Local control of facilities - authorization by department - allocation of fees
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The department may enter into an agreement with a county, a city and county, or a municipality within whose jurisdiction is located one or more hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal sites or facilities for such local government to provide inspection, monitoring, and eme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-307 Coordination with other programs
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(1) The department shall coordinate the hazardous waste program with all other programs within the department and with other agencies of federal, state, or local government which are related to hazardous waste. (2) For the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this pa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-308 Prohibited acts - enforcement - definition
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(1) On or after the date specified in section 25-15-102 (3), no person shall: (a) Dispose of any hazardous waste off-site at any facility that does not have state or federal interim status, a federal permit, or a permit granted by the department pursuant to section 25-15-303; (b)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-309 Administrative and civil penalties
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(1) A person who violates section 25-15-308, violates any compliance order of the department that is not subject to a stay pending judicial review and that has been issued pursuant to this part 3, or violates part 10 of article 17 of this title 25 shall, for each such violation, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-310 Criminal offenses - penalties
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(1) On or after the date specified in section 25-15-102 (3), no person shall: (a) Transport or cause to be transported any hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to this article to a facility which does not have a permit under this article or the federal act; (b) Treat, st…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-311 Disposition of fines and penalties - repeal
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(1) Except as described in subsection (2) of this section, all receipts from penalties or fines collected under sections 25-15-309 and 25-15-310 shall be credited to the general fund of the state. (2) (a) On and after July 1, 2025, all receipts from penalties or fines collected u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-312 Repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1358, � 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 1105, � 28(2), effective November 2, 1984.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-313 Right to claim reimbursement
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(1) A public entity, political subdivision of the state, or unit of local government is hereby given the right to claim reimbursement from the parties or persons responsible for the hazardous waste abandonment or hazardous waste spill for costs resulting from action taken to remo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-314 Solid and hazardous waste commission funding
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(1) The commission is hereby authorized to promulgate rules regarding the following: (a) (I) The establishment of fees to offset the reasonable costs actually associated with the operations of the commission. Such fees may be imposed upon generators and transporters of hazardous …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-315 Solid and hazardous waste commission fund - creation
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There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the solid and hazardous waste commission fund, which shall consist of moneys collected pursuant to section 25-15-314. All moneys in such fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-316 Prior acts validated and rules continued
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(1) All acts, orders, and rules adopted by the state board of health under the authority of this article prior to August 1, 1992, that were valid prior to said date and not otherwise subject to judicial review shall, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with this article,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-317 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly declares that it is in the public interest to ensure that environmental remediation projects protect human health and the environment. The general assembly finds that environmental remediation projects may leave residual contamination at levels that have been…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-318 Nature of environmental covenants
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(1) An environmental covenant shall be perpetual unless by its terms it is limited to a specific duration, unless the department approves a request to terminate or modify it pursuant to section 25-15-319 (1)(h), or unless it is terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction. An …