Colorado § 25-8-301 Administration of water quality control programs

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-8-301 — Administration of water quality control programs

Colorado § 25-8-301

Title 25Public

Art.Water Quality Control

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-301 (2026).

Text

(1)The department of public health and environment shall administer and enforce the water quality control programs adopted by the commission.

(2)In furtherance of such responsibility of the department, the executive director shall maintain within the division a separate water quality control agency.

(3)The director of said water quality control agency shall be employed pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. He or she shall be a licensed professional engineer or have a graduate degree in engineering or other specialty dealing with the problems of pollution and shall also have appropriate practical and administrative experience related to such problems. Such person shall not be the administrator employed pursuant to section 25-8-202 (4).

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(1) The
department of public health and environment shall administer and enforce the
water quality control programs adopted by the commission.

(2) In furtherance of such responsibility of the department, the executive
director shall maintain within the division a separate water quality control agency.

(3) The director of said water quality control agency shall be employed
pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. He or she shall be a
licensed professional engineer or have a graduate degree in engineering or other
specialty dealing with the problems of pollution and shall also have appropriate
practical and administrative experience related to such problems. Such person
shall not be the administrator employed pursuant to section 25-8-202 (4).

(4) The division shall act as staff to the commission in commission
proceedings other than adjudicatory or appellate proceedings in which the division
is a party.

Legislative History

Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1320, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2789, � 520, effective July 1. L. 2004: (3) amended, p. 1312, � 59, effective May 28.