Title 25, Public Health and Environment

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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 - repeal
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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 nuclear …
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. § 25-11-105 Radiation advisory committee. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 65: p. 719, � 5. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-26-5. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 420, � 43, effective March 26. L. 89: (2) repealed, p. 1147, � 3, effective April 6. L. 2019: (1) amended, (SB 19-045), ch. 5, p. 26, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2025: Entire section repealed, (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-105.5 Mammography quality assurance advisory committee - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 25-11-105.5Statutes 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 Servic…
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. § 25-11-109 Provisional license. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 1066, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 711, � 44, effective July 1. L. 2015: Entire section repealed, (HB 15-1145), ch. 79, p. 221, � 5, effective August 5.
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 - repeal
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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 thorium m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-202 Disposal of foreign radioactive waste prohibited
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The disposal of any radioactive waste which originates or has been used outside this state and has not been used in this state is prohibited except as provided in section 25-11-203. Source: L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1067, � 8, effective July 1. 25-11-203. Approval of facilitie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-203 Approval of facilities, sites, and shipments for disposal of radioactive waste
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(1) (a) No facility shall be constructed or site approved for the disposal of radioactive waste originating or used outside Colorado unless such facility or site has been approved as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (b) (I) A facility shall not dispose of or receive fo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-301 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the existence of uranium mill tailings at active and inactive mill operations poses a potential and significant radiation health hazard. This part 3 is therefore enacted to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-302 Terms defined
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For the purposes of this part 3, the terms processing site and residual radioactive material shall have the meanings specified in section 101 (6) and (7), respectively, of Public Law 95-604, as from time to time amended. Source: L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1069, � 1, effective J…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-303 Authorization to participate - implementation
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(1) The general assembly hereby authorizes the department of public health and environment to participate in federal implementation of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for such purpose the department has the authority to: (a) Enter into cooperative agr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-304 Financial participation
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(1) The general assembly accepts the provisions of section 107 (a) of Public Law 95-604 requiring the state to pay ten percent of the actual cost of any remedial action and administrative costs from nonfederal moneys. (2) The state of Colorado may receive a share of the net profi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-11-305 Restriction - termination
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(1) Nothing in this part 3 shall supersede the provisions of part 1 of this article. (2) The authority to participate in federal implementation of remedial actions at designated processing sites shall terminate at such time as the authority of the federal government to perform re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-101 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly finds and declares that noise is a major source of environmental pollution which represents a threat to the serenity and quality of life in the state of Colorado. Excess noise often has an adverse physiological and psychological effect on human beings, thus c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-102 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commercial zone means: (a) An area where offices, clinics, and the facilities needed to serve them are located; (b) An area with local shopping and service establishments located within walking distances of the r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-103 Maximum permissible noise levels
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(1) Every activity to which this article is applicable shall be conducted in a manner so that any noise produced is not objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency, or shrillness. Sound levels of noise radiating from a property line at a distance of twenty-five feet or mor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-104 Action to abate
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Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance exists, as defined in section 25-12-103, any county or resident of the state may maintain an action in equity in the district court of the judicial district in which the alleged nuisance exists to abate and prevent such nuisance…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-105 Violation of injunction - penalty
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Any violation or disobedience of any injunction or order expressly provided for by section 25-12-104 shall be punished as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars. Each day in which an individual is in violation of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-106 Noise restrictions - sale of new vehicles
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(1) Except for such vehicles as are designed exclusively for racing purposes, no person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle that produces a maximum noise exceeding the following noise limits, at a distance of fifty feet from the center of the lane of travel, under te…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-107 Powers of local authorities
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(1) Counties or municipalities may adopt resolutions or ordinances prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles within their respective jurisdictions that produce noise in excess of the sound levels in decibels, measured on the A scale on a standard sound level meter having charac…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-108 Preemption
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Except as provided in sections 25-12-103 (12) and 25-12-110, this article shall not be construed to preempt or limit the authority of any municipality or county to adopt standards that are no less restrictive than the provisions of this article. Source: L. 71: p. 651, � 1. C.R.S.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-109 Exception - sport shooting ranges - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the imposition of inconsistent, outdated, and unnecessary noise restrictions on qualifying sport shooting ranges that meet specific, designated qualifications work to the detriment of the public health, welfare,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-12-110 Off-highway vehicles
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(1) An off-highway vehicle operated within the state shall not emit more than the following level of sound when measured using SAE J1287: (a) If manufactured before January 1, 199899 db(A); (b) If manufactured on or after January 1, 199896 db(A). (2) A snowmobile shall not emit m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Recreation Land Preservation Act of 1971. Source: L. 71: p. 643, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-34-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-102 Legislative declaration
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The purpose of this article is to establish minimum controls to prohibit the pollution of the air, water, and land, to prevent the degradation of the natural environment of recreational and mountain areas in this state in order to preserve and maintain the ecology and environment…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-103 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the state board of health. (2) Campsite means any specific area within organized campgrounds or other recreation areas which is used for overnight stays by an individual, a single camping family, a gr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-104 Administration
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(1) Except as provided in section 25-13-111, the department shall administer the provisions of this article. (2) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article. (3) The department shall furnish consulting services to county c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-105 Unlawful acts
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person: (a) Within the recreation areas of the state to discharge untreated sewage upon the surface of the ground or in any waters of the state; (b) To deposit or bury refuse on the public lands or waters wi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-106 Sewage disposal
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(1) In organized campgrounds, all sewage shall be disposed of in facilities provided by the campground operator. The operator shall maintain such facilities in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations of the board. (2) Sewage in recreation areas may be disposed of by burial…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-107 Refuse disposal
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(1) All persons shall dispose of refuse in containers which shall be provided for that purpose by operators of organized campgrounds. Organized campground operators shall keep the grounds free of uncontained refuse and shall provide a sufficient number of secure waterproof contai…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-13-108 Water supplies
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All water supplied to the public in an organized campground shall conform to the requirements of standards adopted by the board, rules and regulations adopted by the board, or any higher local standards. Source: L. 71: p. 646, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-34-8.