Colorado Water Quality Control Act
Colorado · Public Health and Environment · §§ 25-8-1001 to 25-8-905 · 77 sections
Overview
The act establishes a state-level framework for protecting and regulating the quality of surface and ground waters. It creates a water quality control commission empowered to classify state waters, adopt water quality standards and control regulations, and set related designations, while assigning day-to-day administration to a state water quality division with authority to monitor discharges, inspect premises and records, respond to emergencies, and bring enforcement actions. The act also provides for rulemaking and hearing procedures, administrative fees, regional wastewater planning, and targeted programs addressing matters such as reclaimed water reuse, graywater, agricultural chemicals, and grant assistance for drinking water problems in mobile home communities.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 2 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 89 F.4th 1246 - Stone v. High Mountain Mining Company
Sections covered
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1001Definitions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1002Division duties
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1003Remediation
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1004Action plan
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1005Mobile home water quality grant program
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1006Mobile home park water quality fund
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1007Enforcement
- C.R.S. § 25-8-1008This part 10 does not affect other statutory protections
- C.R.S. § 25-8-101Short title
- C.R.S. § 25-8-102Legislative declaration
- C.R.S. § 25-8-103Definitions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-104Interpretation and construction of water quality provisions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-105Regional wastewater management plans
- C.R.S. § 25-8-201Water quality control commission created
- C.R.S. § 25-8-202Duties of commission1 cite
- C.R.S. § 25-8-203Classification of state waters
- C.R.S. § 25-8-204Water quality standards
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205Control regulations
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205.3Exemption from control regulations for graywater research
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205.5Pollution from agricultural chemicals
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205.7Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205.8Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater
- C.R.S. § 25-8-205.9Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater
- C.R.S. § 25-8-206Prior acts validated
- C.R.S. § 25-8-207Review of classifications and standards
- C.R.S. § 25-8-208Emergency rule-making
- C.R.S. § 25-8-209Water quality designations
- C.R.S. § 25-8-210Fees established administratively
- C.R.S. § 25-8-301Administration of water quality control programs
- C.R.S. § 25-8-302Duties of division
- C.R.S. § 25-8-303Monitoring
- C.R.S. § 25-8-304Monitoring, recording, and reporting
- C.R.S. § 25-8-305Annual report
- C.R.S. § 25-8-306Authority to enter and inspect premises and records
- C.R.S. § 25-8-307Emergencies
- C.R.S. § 25-8-308Additional authority and duties of division
- C.R.S. § 25-8-310Education program
- C.R.S. § 25-8-401Authority and procedures for hearings
- C.R.S. § 25-8-402Procedures to be followed in classifying state waters and setting standards and control regulations
- C.R.S. § 25-8-403Administrative reconsideration
- C.R.S. § 25-8-404Judicial review
- C.R.S. § 25-8-405Samples
- C.R.S. § 25-8-406Administrative stays
- C.R.S. § 25-8-501Permits required for discharge of pollutants1 cite
- C.R.S. § 25-8-501.1Permit required for point source water pollution control
- C.R.S. § 25-8-502Application
- C.R.S. § 25-8-503Permits
- C.R.S. § 25-8-503.5General permits
- C.R.S. § 25-8-504Agricultural wastes
- C.R.S. § 25-8-505Permit conditions concerning publicly owned wastewater treatment works
- C.R.S. § 25-8-507Program repeal
- C.R.S. § 25-8-508Industrial pretreatment program
- C.R.S. § 25-8-509Permit conditions concerning use and disposal of biosolids
- C.R.S. § 25-8-601Division to be notified of suspected violations and accidental discharges
- C.R.S. § 25-8-602Notice of alleged violations
- C.R.S. § 25-8-603Hearing procedures for alleged violations
- C.R.S. § 25-8-604Suspension, modification, and revocation of permit
- C.R.S. § 25-8-605Cease-and-desist orders
- C.R.S. § 25-8-606Clean-up orders
- C.R.S. § 25-8-607Restraining orders and injunctions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-608Civil penalties
- C.R.S. § 25-8-608.7Natural disaster grant fund
- C.R.S. § 25-8-609Criminal pollution
- C.R.S. § 25-8-610Falsification and tampering
- C.R.S. § 25-8-611Proceedings by other parties
- C.R.S. § 25-8-612Remedies cumulative
- C.R.S. § 25-8-613Limitation on actions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-701Definitions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-702Approval for commencement of construction
- C.R.S. § 25-8-801Definitions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-802Storm water management system administrator
- C.R.S. § 25-8-803Storm water management system administrator audits to support MS4 permittees’ programs
- C.R.S. § 25-8-901Definitions
- C.R.S. § 25-8-902School and child care clean drinking water fund
- C.R.S. § 25-8-903Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in child care centers, family child care homes, and eligible schools
- C.R.S. § 25-8-904Report and recommendation regarding expansion required
- C.R.S. § 25-8-905Repeal of part
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