Colorado § 25-1.5-201 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-1.5-201 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-1.5-201

Title 25Public

Art.Powers and Duties of the Department

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-201 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Minimum general sanitary standards, as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h), means the minimum standards reasonably consistent with assuring adequate protection of the public health, and, in the case of minimum general sanitary standards as to the quality of water supplied to the public, the same shall be established by rule and regulation and shall be appropriate to promote and protect the public health from endangerment presented by carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, pathogenic, or toxic contaminants or substances. Such standards shall be based on the best available endangerment assessment evidence and the best available treatment technology or methodology.

(2)Public water systems means systems f

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Minimum general sanitary standards, as used in this part 2 and section
25-1-109 (1)(h), means the minimum standards reasonably consistent with assuring
adequate protection of the public health, and, in the case of minimum general
sanitary standards as to the quality of water supplied to the public, the same shall
be established by rule and regulation and shall be appropriate to promote and
protect the public health from endangerment presented by carcinogenic,
mutagenic, teratogenic, pathogenic, or toxic contaminants or substances. Such
standards shall be based on the best available endangerment assessment evidence
and the best available treatment technology or methodology.

(2) Public water systems means systems for the provision to the public of
piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least fifteen service
connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. The term includes
systems that are owned or operated by private, nonprofit entities, as well as:

(a) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under
control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such
system; and

(b) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control
which are used primarily in connection with such system.

(3) Standards, as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h), means
standards reasonably designed to promote and protect the public health.

(4) Supplier of water means any person who owns or operates a public
water system.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire article added with relocations, p. 687, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2015: IP(1) amended, (SB 15-121), ch. 202, p. 698, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2025: Entire section amended with relocations, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2076, � 205, effective August 6.