Colorado § 8-20.5-201 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-20.5-201 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 8-20.5-201

Title 08Labor and

Art.Petroleum Storage Tanks

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-20.5-201 (2026).

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The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that the leakage of regulated substances from underground storage tanks
constitutes a potential threat to the waters and the environment of the state of
Colorado and presents a potential menace to the public health, safety, and welfare
of the people of the state of Colorado and that, to that end, it is the purpose of this
part 2 to establish a program for the protection of the environment and of the
public health and safety by preventing and mitigating the contamination of the
subsurface soil, groundwater, and surface water which may result from leaking
underground storage tanks.

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The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that the leakage of regulated substances from underground storage tanks
constitutes a potential threat to the waters and the environment of the state of
Colorado and presents a potential menace to the public health, safety, and welfare
of the people of the state of Colorado and that, to that end, it is the purpose of this
part 2 to establish a program for the protection of the environment and of the
public health and safety by preventing and mitigating the contamination of the
subsurface soil, groundwater, and surface water which may result from leaking
underground storage tanks.