§ 25-15-200.2 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 25-15-200.2

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Hazardous Waste

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds
that adverse public health and environmental impacts can result from the improper
land disposal of hazardous waste and that the need for establishing safe sites with
adequate capacity for the disposal of hazardous waste is a matter of statewide
concern, and the provisions of this part 2 are therefore enacted to provide an
effective method of establishing such sites.

(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that generators of hazardous
waste be encouraged to use on-site and off-site alternative treatment methods to
reduce the amount of hazardous waste that must be discharged into the
environment and the associated hazards to the health and welfare of the citizens of
this state. Alternative management technologies which detoxify, stabilize, and
reduce the amount of hazardous waste that must be buried are available. For such
purpose, the provisions of this part 2 are enacted to allow the development of safe
alternative methods for the treatment of hazardous waste and to provide a means
for the designation of hazardous waste disposal sites when such methods are
unable to obviate the need for hazardous waste disposal on land. Whereas the state
of Colorado may be responsible for the perpetual care of hazardous waste land
disposal facilities, alternative technologies such as incineration, resource recovery,
or physical, chemical, or biological degradation should be implemented to the
maximum extent possible.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1089, � 3, effective June 3.