Title 25, Public Health and Environment
0 chapters · 1,375 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-217 Circumstances allowing state designation of a hazardous waste disposal site - conditions and limitations. (Repealed)
0.6K chars
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 (Repealed)
1.2K chars
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 L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 883, � 1, effective June 5. 25-15-219.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
0.9K chars
(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 (Repealed)
0.1K chars
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 L. 2005: Entire section repealed, p. 286, � 31, effective August 8.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
0.3K chars
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
37.8K chars
(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
6.6K chars
(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
52.9K chars
(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
3.8K chars
(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
1.2K chars
(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
5.3K chars
(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
0.8K chars
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
1.1K chars
(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
9.0K chars
(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
3.7K chars
(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
5.8K chars
(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
1.2K chars
(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)
0.1K chars
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
0.9K chars
(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
1.8K chars
(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
1.0K chars
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
1.3K chars
(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
1.2K chars
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
1.9K chars
(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-318.5 Nature of a notice of environmental use restrictions
4.8K chars
(1) A notice of environmental use restrictions is an agency action based on the state's police power. (2) A notice of environmental use restrictions is binding on current and subsequent owners of the affected land and any person using or possessing an interest in the land. (3) Th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-319 Contents of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions
8.8K chars
(1) Environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions shall include provisions regarding: (a) Duration and any conditions under which the environmental covenant or restrictive notice may be modified or terminated; (b) Any environmental use restrictions relied …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-320 Environmental covenants - when required - waiver
10.5K chars
(1) No environmental covenant shall be required for any environmental remediation project that results in residual contamination levels that have been determined by the relevant regulatory agency to be safe for all uses and that does not incorporate any engineered feature or stru…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-321 Creation, modification, and termination of an environmental covenant
2.3K chars
(1) An environmental covenant under this part 3 may be created only by the owner of the property through a written grant to the department by a deed or other instrument of conveyance specifically stating the intention of the grantor to create such a restriction under this article…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-321.5 Notice of environmental use restrictions - creation, modification, and termination
3.2K chars
(1) A person who proposes to create, modify, or terminate a restrictive notice shall provide written notice of the person’s intention to all persons holding an interest of record in the real property that will be subject to the restrictive notice, to all persons known to the pers…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-322 Enforcement - remedies
2.8K chars
(1) An environmental covenant or restrictive notice imposed at any environmental remediation project shall be enforceable as provided in this section, even if the environmental remediation project is not otherwise subject to this part 3. (2) In the event of an actual or threatene…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-323 Registry of environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions
0.2K chars
The department shall create and maintain a registry of all environmental covenants and notices of environmental use restrictions, including any modification or termination thereof.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-324 Coordination with affected local governments
1.1K chars
(1) The department shall provide each affected local government with a copy of every environmental covenant and restrictive notice within such local government's jurisdiction and shall also provide a copy of any documents modifying or terminating such environmental covenant or re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-325 Other interests not impaired
1.0K chars
Except as specifically provided in an environmental covenant or restrictive notice or pursuant to section 25-15-326, no transfer of a water right or any change of a point of diversion at any time, nor any interest in real property cognizable under statute, common law, or custom i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-326 Validation
1.1K chars
(1) Any document recorded by the owner of real property that restricts or requires certain uses or activities relating to such real property, including any restrictions on drilling for or pumping groundwater, to protect human health or the environment by limiting exposure to haza…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-327 Applicability
4.8K chars
The requirements of section 25-15-320 apply to remedial decisions made on or after July 1, 2001, that would create one or more of the conditions described in section 25-15-320 (2). Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 459, � 2, effective July 1. 25-15-328. Household medicati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-328 Household medication take-back program - creation - collection and disposal of medication injection devices - liability - definitions - cash fund - rules
7.3K chars
(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that prescription drug misuse is a rampant problem in Colorado, in part due to the accidental and intentional abuse of leftover household medications. The general assembly further declares that citizen access to a disposal location …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-401 Legislative declaration
1.7K chars
(1) The general assembly hereby finds that there is a need for more clarity and uniformity regarding the definition of infectious waste and in the requirements for the handling, treatment, and disposal thereof and that the absence of such clarity and the inappropriate designation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-402 Infectious waste - definitions
2.2K chars
(1) For the purposes of this part 4 and statewide applicability: (a) Infectious waste means waste capable of producing an infectious disease and requires the consideration of certain factors necessary for induction of disease. These factors include: (I) Presence of a pathogen of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-402.5 Disposition of fetal tissue
0.8K chars
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, fetal death means death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that after suc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-403 Generator management plan
1.1K chars
(1) Each generator of infectious waste shall develop and implement an on-site infectious waste management plan which is appropriate for the particular facility. Such plan shall include: (a) The designation of infectious waste generated by the facility; (b) The handling of infecti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-404 On-site disinfection
1.9K chars
(1) Any infectious waste which has been appropriately treated at the site of generation by the generator so as to render it noninfectious shall not thereafter be deemed infectious for purposes of handling or disposal. (2) Appropriate treatment shall include any method of treatmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-405 Appropriate treatment and disposal - nonliability
0.9K chars
(1) A generator of infectious waste using an appropriate treatment method with appropriate documentation as provided in section 25-15-404 (2) and, in good faith, utilizing disposal facilities for such waste shall not be civilly or criminally liable for injuries or damages alleged…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-406 Penalty
2.0K chars
(1) (a) Any generator who knowingly removes, causes to be removed, or allows to be removed from the site of generation any infectious waste which he knew was not appropriately treated and not identified as untreated when such infectious waste was so removed from the site of gener…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-407 Presumption of noninfectiousness
0.3K chars
It is conclusively presumed that any infectious waste which has been appropriately treated and documented in section 25-15-404 (2) either on the site or off the site is not infectious after it has been so treated. Source: L. 89: Entire part added, p. 1178, � 1, effective April 23…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-501 Short title
0.2K chars
This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the State Hazardous Waste Incinerator or Processor Siting Act. Source: L. 92: Entire part added, p. 1264, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 87, � 1, effective March 22.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-502 Definitions
5.8K chars
As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Existing hazardous waste incinerator means a hazardous waste incinerator that was in active operation, as authorized by applicable federal and state laws and regulations, on or before August 21, 1991. (1.5) Existi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-503 Certificate required - incineration or processing of hazardous waste prohibited - exceptions
0.8K chars
(1) Any person desiring to own or operate a hazardous waste incinerator or processor shall first obtain a certificate of designation from the governing body having jurisdiction over the area in which such proposed hazardous waste incinerator or processor site is located. (2) Haza…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-504 Application for certificate - review by governing body
2.1K chars
(1) Any person desiring to own or operate a hazardous waste incinerator or processor shall make application to the governing body having jurisdiction over the area in which such incinerator, incinerator site, processor, or processor site is or is proposed to be located for a cert…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-505 Grounds for approval
4.7K chars
(1) A governing body having jurisdiction shall approve or disapprove an application for a hazardous waste incinerator or processor site certificate of designation within one hundred eighty days after receiving such application. Such governing body having jurisdiction may approve …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-15-506 Certificate
1.3K chars
(1) A certificate of designation for a hazardous waste incinerator or processor site shall identify the general types of waste that shall be incinerated or processed and the types of waste that shall be rejected by such hazardous waste incinerator or processor site, subject to a …