There is hereby created in the department of public health and environment a water quality control commission which shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if it were transferred to said department by a type 1 transfer. The commission shall consist of nine citizens of the state who shall be appointed […]
The commission shall develop and maintain a comprehensive and effective program for prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution and for water quality protection throughout the entire state and, to ensure provision of continuously safe drinking water by public water systems, and, in connection therewith, shall: Classify state waters in accordance with section 25-8-203; Promulgate […]
The commission may classify state waters. The types of classes shall be determined by regulations and may be based upon or intended to indicate or describe any relevant characteristic, such as: The existing extent of pollution or the maximum extent of pollution to be tolerated as a goal; Whether or not pollution arises from natural […]
Water quality standards shall be promulgated by the commission by regulations which describe water characteristics or the extent of specifically identified pollutants for state waters. Water quality standards may be promulgated with respect to any measurable characteristic of water, including, but not limited to: Toxic substances; Suspended solids, colloids, and combinations of solids with other […]
The commission may promulgate control regulations for the following purposes: To describe prohibitions, standards, concentrations, and effluent limitations on the extent of specifically identified pollutants, including, but not limited to, those mentioned in section 25-8-204, that any person may discharge into any specified class of state waters; To describe pretreatment requirements, prohibitions, standards, concentrations, and […]
Subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (2) of this section, a water utility, an institution of higher education in Colorado, or a public or private entity that a water utility or an institution of higher education in Colorado contracts with to conduct graywater research on the utility’s or institution’s behalf, may collect, treat, […]
Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that the public policy of this state is to protect state waters and the environment from impairment or degradation due to the improper use of agricultural chemicals while allowing for their proper and correct use, in particular, to provide for the management of agricultural chemicals to prevent, minimize, […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Category 1 standard” means a water quality standard for reclaimed domestic wastewater: Requiring, at a minimum, that the water has received secondary treatment with disinfection; and For which, at the point of compliance, the water meets the E. coli and total suspended solids standards promulgated […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Category 1 standard” means a water quality standard for reclaimed domestic wastewater: Requiring, at a minimum, that the water has received secondary treatment with disinfection; and For which, at the point of compliance, the water meets the E. coli and total suspended solids standards promulgated […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Category 1 standard” means a water quality standard for reclaimed domestic wastewater: Requiring, at a minimum, that the water has received secondary treatment with disinfection; and For which, at the point of compliance, the water meets the E. coli and total suspended solids standards promulgated […]
All acts, hearings, orders, rules, regulations, and standards adopted by the water pollution control commission as constituted and empowered by the laws of this state prior to July 6, 1973, which were valid prior to said date, shall be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects, as though issued by the […]
The commission, upon petition or upon its own motion, shall review, pursuant to section 24-4-103, C.R.S., any classification, standard, designation, or regulation adopted pursuant to sections 25-8-203, 25-8-204, and 25-8-209 for consistency with this subsection (1) and consistency with the policies set forth in sections 25-8-102 and 25-8-104. Rule-making hearings on petitions filed under this […]
In addition to all other powers of the commission, the commission, pursuant to section 24-4-103 (6), C.R.S., shall have the authority to conduct emergency rule-making for the purpose of adopting an interim standard to apply for a specified period of time in place of an existing water quality standard. The commission shall hold emergency rule-making […]
The commission may adopt the following water quality designations: Outstanding waters; Use-protected waters. The commission shall promulgate criteria governing the designations provided in subsection (1) of this section. Such criteria shall be consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 25-8-102 and 25-8-104. Outstanding waters. Outstanding waters shall be maintained and protected at their […]
