C.R.S. § 25-1.5-203

(II) Standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph (b) may also include such minimum standards and regulations as are necessary to assume enforcement of the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act" with regard to public water systems, including, but not limited to, requirements for:

(A) An ordinance, resolution, contractual provision, or other similarly enforceable enactment that prohibits connection to the system for the purpose of obtaining water for human consumption; and

(B) Either an annual visual inspection of the water supply system for the purpose of determining the presence of any unauthorized connections to the water supply system, or an annual written survey of those individuals or entities with whom the supplier has a contractual relationship governing the uses to which such water is placed by the contracting parties.

(II) Nothing in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) shall be construed to eliminate from the provisions of the federal "Safe Drinking Water Act" any exclusion that may otherwise be available under federal law or regulation.

(II) Upon request, the department shall refer a public water supplier to a laboratory, either the department's or one certified by the department, which is determined to be equipped to perform the required testing and analysis on a timely basis.

(III) To facilitate an effective laboratory certification program, the department shall work with local public water suppliers toward creating and maintaining a centralized data base which:

(A) Quantifies the current and expected demands for the monitoring, testing, and analysis of each supplier, grouped according to the size of the supply system, the source of its supply, and the requirements imposed on each supplier;

(B) Includes an updated list of laboratories certified and available for the testing and analysis of specific contaminants; and

(C) Tracks violations of drinking water standards for the purpose of facilitating an exchange among public water suppliers in addressing similar problems posed by specific contaminants.

(II) In administering the program, the department shall prioritize grant recipients in the following order: The oldest public elementary schools; the oldest public schools that are not elementary schools; and all other public schools. For purposes of this subsection (1)(f)(II), an "elementary school" means a public school that includes any or all of the following: Preschool, kindergarten, and grades one through five. The department may also develop and apply secondary criteria as established through rules promulgated by the commission. A public school that is subject to the federal lead and copper rule, 40 CFR 141, subpart I, or has already tested or is in the process of testing its drinking water for lead is not eligible for a grant pursuant to this subsection (1)(f).

(III) The department shall apply its best efforts to complete all testing and analysis by June 30, 2020.

(IV) A public school that receives a grant pursuant to this subsection (1)(f) shall either enter into a contract that requires compliance with the department's testing protocols to have the testing conducted or follow the department's testing protocols and provide the test samples to the department's laboratory or a laboratory certified by the department that is equipped to perform the required testing and analysis on a timely basis. The public school shall provide the test results to its local public health agency, its supplier of water, its school board, and the department.

(V) The department shall use money from the water quality improvement fund created in section 25-8-608 (1.5) as authorized by section 25-8-608 (1.7)(d) to implement this subsection (1)(f).

(VI) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall annually report by February 1 of each year until February 1, 2021, to the general assembly's committees of reference with jurisdiction over public health regarding:

(A) The number, types, names, and locations of public schools that have applied for grants pursuant to this subsection (1)(f);

(B) The number of grants that have been issued; the individual amounts and total amount of grant money awarded; and the number, types, names, and locations of public schools that received the grants;

(C) A summary of the test results; and

(D) Any legislative proposals that the department believes to be warranted that would provide financial assistance to public schools to facilitate the testing for or remediation of high lead levels in drinking water.

(VII) This subsection (1)(f) is repealed, effective September 1, 2021.