C.R.S. § 25-1.5-209

(1) Effective July 1, 2007, the division may assess an annual fee upon public water systems, and all such fees shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Facility Categories and Subcategories for Drinking Water Fees Annual Fees (a) Category 01 Community surface water systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 310 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 465 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 865 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 1,850 Subcategory 7Population from 30,001 - 100,000 $ 4,940 Subcategory 8Population from 100,001 - 200,000 $ 9,270 Subcategory 9Population from 200,001 - 500,000 $ 15,450 Subcategory 10Population greater than 500,000 $ 21,630 (b) Category 02 Community groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 220 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 310 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 680 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 1,545 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 4,450 (c) Category 03 Community-purchased surface water or groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 155 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 250 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 490 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 865 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 2,470 (d) Category 04 Nontransient, noncommunity surface water systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 280 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 400 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 620 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 1,670 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 4,450 (e) Category 05 Nontransient, noncommunity groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 155 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 245 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 495 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 1,360 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 3,650 (f) Category 06 Nontransient, noncommunity-purchased surface water or groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 125 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 185 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 325 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 805 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 1,980 (g) Category 07 Transient, noncommunity surface water systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 245 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 310 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 555 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 620 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 3,960 (h) Category 08 Transient, noncommunity groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 125 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 185 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 495 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 535 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $ 2,970 (i) Category 09 Transient, noncommunity-purchased surface water or groundwater systems Subcategory 1Population from 25 - 250 $ 75 Subcategory 2Population from 251 - 500 $ 100 Subcategory 3Population from 501 - 1,000 $ 110 Subcategory 4Population from 1,001 - 3,300 $ 125 Subcategory 5Population from 3,301 - 10,000 $ 310 Subcategory 6Population from 10,001 - 30,000 $ 435 Subcategory 7Population greater than 30,001 $1,490 (2) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) The drinking water cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The general assembly shall annually appropriate money in the cash fund to the department for allocation to the division of administration to operate the drinking water program established in this part 2. The general assembly shall review expenditures of the money to assure that the money is used only for such purposes. All interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the cash fund and all unappropriated or unencumbered money in the cash fund remain in the cash fund and do not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year or any other time. (b) All fees collected pursuant to this section before July 1, 2026, or before the date the rules adopted under section 25-8-210 (1)(a)(I) become effective shall be credited to the drinking water cash fund. (c) On and after July 1, 2026, all fees collected pursuant to rules adopted under section 25-8-210 (1)(a)(I) shall be credited to the drinking water cash fund. (3) Subsections (1) and (2)(b) of this section and this subsection (3) are repealed, effective July 1, 2026.