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Colorado Statutes, Title 25

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Title 25, Public Health and Environment

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-801 Definitions
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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrator" or "storm water management system administrator" means a nonprofit entity designated by the division to conduct the activities required under this part 8. (2) "Advisory board" means an oversight gr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-802 Storm water management system administrator
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(1) A nonprofit entity may apply to be a storm water management system administrator by completing an application in such form as the division may require. The division may designate one or more storm water management system administrators. To be designated as an administrator, t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-803 Storm water management system administrator audits to support MS4 permittees' programs
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(1) MS4 permittees may choose to work with any administrator to assist the MS4 permittee in complying with the terms and conditions of the MS4 permittee's CDPS MS4 permit. An MS4 permittee may utilize all, or portions of, the storm water management system administrator's program …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-901 Definitions

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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Child care center" has the meaning set forth in section 26-6-903 (5); except that "child care center" does not include: (a) A summer camp; or (b) A children's resident camp, as defined in section 26.5-5-303 (5). …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-902 School and child care clean drinking water fund - creation - repeal

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(1) The school and child care clean drinking water fund is created in the department. (2) The fund includes any money that is transferred to the fund and any money that the general assembly may appropriate to the fund. (3) Money in the fund at the end of each state fiscal year re…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-903 Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in child care centers, family child care homes, and eligible schools - remediation - maintenance of records - training - inspections - enforcement - reimbursement - technical assistance - exemptions - opt out by family child care home - reports

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(1) Testing. (a) (I) Except as described in subsections (1)(a)(II) and (1)(a)(III) of this section, on or before May 31, 2023, each child care center, family child care home, and eligible school shall test its drinking water sources by having a state-certified laboratory measure …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-905 Repeal of part

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This part 9 is repealed, effective June 30, 2029. Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1358), ch. 382, p. 2736, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1391), ch. 196, p. 1135, § 5, effective May 28.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-101 Legislative declaration

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To assure adequate operation of water and wastewater facilities, and to preserve the public peace, health, and safety, this article 9 and any rules authorized pursuant thereto are enacted to provide for the examination, classification, and certification of water and wastewater fa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the water and wastewater facility operators certification board. (2) "Certificate" means the certificate of competency issued by the board stating that the operator named thereon has met the requi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-103 Water and wastewater facility operators certification board - composition - repeal of article

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(1) There is created the water and wastewater facility operators certification board, which constitutes a section of the division of administration of the department and consists of the following ten members appointed by the governor: (a) A certified water treatment or domestic w…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-104 Duties of board - rules

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(1) (a) The board shall elect a chair and secretary each year and shall establish rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., setting forth the requirements governing certification for water and wastewater facility operators, including: (I) Application for certificati…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-104.2 Contracting - rules

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(1) The board may select and appoint one or more independent nonprofit corporations to carry out the administration of the program and examinations. The board may promulgate a rule establishing the scope and standards of the independent nonprofit corporation's duties. The contrac…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-104.3 Duties of the division - investigations

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The division shall investigate instances of possible misconduct by water and wastewater facility operators, report the results of any investigation to the board, and make recommendations regarding appropriate disciplinary action to the board. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-104.4 Exemptions

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(1) The board may exempt wastewater facilities or classes of facilities from the requirement to operate under the supervision of a certified operator if the exemption does not endanger the public health or the environment. In determining whether to provide such an exemption, the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-105 Water treatment facility operator

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(1) Persons who by specifically relevant examination, education, and experience are found to be qualified for certification as water treatment facility operators or water distribution system operators shall be certified as having the minimum qualifications required for each of th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-106 Domestic wastewater treatment facility operator

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(1) Persons who by specifically relevant examination, education, and experience are found to be qualified for certification as domestic wastewater treatment facility operators or wastewater collection system operators shall be certified as having the minimum qualifications requir…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-106.2 Industrial wastewater treatment facility operator

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(1) Persons who by specifically relevant examination, education, and experience are found to be qualified for certification as industrial wastewater treatment facility operators shall be certified as having the minimum qualifications required for each of the respective classes as…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-106.3 Multiple facility operator

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Persons who by specifically related examination, education, and experience are found to be qualified for certification in more than one category of facility operators shall be certified as having the minimum qualifications required for such applicable multiple facility operator c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-106.5 Education and experience - substitution allowed

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Water and wastewater facility operator applicants must have a high school diploma or have successfully completed the high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S.; except that experience or relevant training may be substituted for the high sch…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-107 Certification procedure

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(1) Any individual possessing the required education and experience may apply for certification in the manner designated by the board on such forms as required and approved by the board. The application shall be accompanied by such fee as required by section 25-9-108. Those appli…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-108 Fees - rules - fund created

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(1) (a) Each application for certification shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of fifteen dollars that is not refundable. The board shall adopt rules that set program fees in addition to the nonrefundable application fee in accordance with article 4 of title 24, and the f…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-109 Use of title

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Only a person who has been qualified by the board as a certified operator and who possesses a valid certificate attesting to this certification in this state shall have the right and privilege of using the title "certified water treatment facility operator, class ....", "certifie…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-9-110 Violations - penalty

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as a certified operator of any category and of any class without first being so certified by the board and without being the holder of a current valid certificate issued by the board. Any person violating the provi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Act". Source: L. 97: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 122, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire article amended, (HB 12-1126), ch. 137, p. 481, § 1, effective August 8. ANNOTATI…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly declares it to be in the public interest to establish minimum standards and rules for on-site wastewater treatment systems in the state and to provide the authority for the administration and enforcement of those minimum standards and rules: (a) To preser…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-103 Definitions

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As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Absorption system" means a leaching field and adjacent soils or other system for the treatment of sewage in an on-site wastewater treatment system by means of absorption into the ground. (2) "Applicant" means…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-104 Regulation of on-site wastewater treatment systems - state and local rules

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(1) The division shall develop, and recommend to the commission for adoption, rules setting forth minimum standards for the location, design, construction, performance, installation, alteration, and use of on-site wastewater treatment systems within Colorado. The commission may e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-105 Minimum standards - variances

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(1) Rules adopted by local boards of health under section 25-10-104 (2) or (4) or promulgated by the commission under section 25-10-104 (1) govern all aspects of the location, design, construction, performance, alteration, installation, and use of on-site wastewater treatment sys…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-106 Basic rules for local administration

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(1) Local boards of health or the commission, as appropriate, shall adopt rules under section 25-10-104 that govern all aspects of the application for and issuance of permits, the inspection and supervision of installed systems, the issuance of cease-and-desist orders, the mainte…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-107 Fees

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(1) A local board of health may set fees for permits. The permit fees may be no greater than required to offset the actual indirect and direct costs of the local public health agency's services. With respect to any permit, the local board of health shall set the fee for the permi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-108 Performance evaluation and approval of systems employing new technology

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(1) A systems contractor, a professional engineer, or a manufacturer of on-site wastewater treatment systems that employ new technology may apply to the division for a determination of reliability of the system. The division may hold a public hearing to determine whether the part…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-109 Licensing of systems contractors and systems cleaners

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(1) The local board of health may adopt rules that provide for the licensing of systems contractors. The local public health agency may charge a fee, not to exceed actual costs, for the initial license of a systems contractor and for a renewal of the license. Initial licensing an…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-110 Enforcement by local public health agencies and local boards of health

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The primary responsibility for the enforcement of this article and the rules adopted under this article lies with local public health agencies and local boards of health. If a local public health agency or local board of health substantially fails to administer and enforce this a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-111 Authority of local boards of health to deny permits for on-site wastewater treatment systems in unsuitable areas

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Nothing in this article preempts or affects the ability of a local board of health to prohibit issuance of OWTS permits, in accordance with applicable land use laws and procedures, for defined areas in which the local board of health determines that construction and use of additi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-112 General prohibitions - rules

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(1) No city, county, or city and county shall issue to any person: (a) A permit to construct or remodel a building or structure that is not serviced by a sewage treatment works until the local public health agency has issued a permit for an on-site wastewater treatment system; or…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-113 Penalties

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(1) Any person who commits any of the following acts or violates this article 10 commits a civil infraction and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503: (a) Constructs, alters, installs, or permits the use of any on-site wastewater treatment system without first apply…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-101 Definitions

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Byproduct material" means: (a) Any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in, or made radioactive by, exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or using special nuclea…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-101.5 Coordination of regulatory interpretations regarding in situ leach uranium mining

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The general assembly recognizes that the proper and orderly regulation of in situ leach mining, as defined in section 34-32-103, C.R.S., for uranium ore has aspects that may involve more than one regulatory agency of state government and that the statutes that each agency is resp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-102 Agreements for transfer of functions from federal government to state government

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(1) The governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized, from time to time, to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for the assumption by this state through the department, and the discontinuance by the federal government, of any responsibilities within th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-103 Radiation control agency - powers and duties

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(1) The department is designated as the radiation control agency of this state. (2) Pursuant to rules adopted as provided in section 25-11-104, the department shall issue licenses pertaining to radioactive materials, prescribe and collect fees for such licenses, and require regis…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-104 Rules to be adopted - fees - fund created - definitions

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(1) (a) The state board shall formulate, adopt, and promulgate rules as provided in subsection (2) of this section that cover subject matter relative to radiation machines and radioactive materials, including naturally occurring radioactive materials and other sources of radiatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-106 Injunction proceedings

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If, in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes a violation of this part 1 or of any license, registration, rule, or order issued under this part 1, the attorney general shall, at the request of the dep…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-107 Prohibited acts - violations - penalties - rules - cease-and-desist orders

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(1) Except as allowed by rule of the state board: (a) No person shall acquire, own, possess, or use any radioactive material occurring naturally or produced artificially without having been granted a license therefor from the department; or (b) Transfer to another or dispose of s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-108 Exemptions

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(1) Sections 25-11-103 and 25-11-104 do not apply to the following sources or conditions: (a) Electrical or other equipment or material that is not intended primarily to produce radiation and that, by nature of design, does not produce radiation at the point of nearest approach a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-110 Financial assurance warranties - definitions

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(1) As a part of any license, certificate, or authorization issued under this article and pursuant to regulations promulgated by the state board of health, the department may require financial assurance warranties. (2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise require…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-111 Forfeiture of decommissioning warranties - use of funds

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(1) A decommissioning warranty shall be subject to immediate forfeiture whenever the department determines that any one of the following circumstances exist: (a) The licensee has violated an emergency, abatement, or cease-and-desist order or court-ordered injunction or temporary …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-112 Forfeiture of long-term care warranty - use of funds

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(1) A long-term care warranty shall be subject to immediate forfeiture whenever the department determines that any one of the following circumstances exist: (a) The licensee is in violation of long-term care requirements as specified in the license and the regulations and has fai…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-113 Forfeitures - deposit - radiation control - decommissioning fund - long-term care fund

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(1) The department is hereby authorized to collect funds from forfeited decommissioning warranties and from long-term care warranties. (2) (a) The decommissioning fund is created in the state treasury. The fund is interest-bearing and invested to return the maximum income feasibl…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-114 Legislative declaration - public education regarding radon gas - assistance to low-income individuals for radon mitigation in their homes

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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Radon, an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas, is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in the nation and is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths overall; (b) Radon originates from th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-201 Definitions - scope

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(1) As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Disposal" means burial in soil, release through a sanitary sewerage system, incineration, or long-term storage with no intention of or provision for subsequent removal. (b) "Facility" means a uranium or thori…