§ 25-8-901 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-8-901

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Water Quality Control

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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Child care center has the meaning set forth in section 26-6-903 (5);
except that child care center does not include:

(a) A summer camp; or

(b) A children's resident camp, as defined in section 26.5-5-303 (5).

(2) Department means the state department of public health and
environment.

(3) Drinking water source means any potable water outlet or fixture that is
used or that may be used by an individual to acquire water for drinking or cooking.

(4) Eligible school means a school that serves any of grades preschool
through eighth grade.

(5) Family child care home has the meaning set forth in section 26.5-5-303
(7).

(6) Filtered bottle-filling station means an apparatus that:

(a) Is connected to building plumbing;

(b) Filters water;

(c) Is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and
NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal;

(d) Has a light or other device to indicate filter status;

(e) Is designed to fill drinking bottles or other containers used for personal
water consumption; and

(f) Includes a feature that allows a user to drink directly from a stream of
flowing water without the use of an accessory.

(7) Filtered faucet means a faucet that, at the point of use, includes a filter
that is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI
standard 42 for particulate removal.

(8) Filtration system means a filtered bottle-filling station or filtered
faucet.

(9) Fund means the school and child care clean drinking water fund
created in section 25-8-902.

(10) (a) Lead service line means:

(I) A water service line made of lead; or

(II) A lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or other lead fitting that is connected to a
water service line.

(b) Lead service line includes any galvanized service line that is or ever was
downstream of any lead service line or any service line of unknown material.

(c) A lead service line may be owned by a water system, a property owner, or
both.

(11) NSF/ANSI standard 42 means the NSF International/American National
Standards Institute standard 42-2020 for drinking water treatment units, aesthetic
effects, as amended.

(12) NSF/ANSI standard 53 means the NSF International/American
National Standards Institute standard 53-2020 for drinking water treatment units,
health effects, as amended.

(13) Relevant languages has the meaning set forth in section 25-7-141
(2)(o).

(14) School means:

(a) A school of a school district;

(b) A district charter school, as defined in section 22-11-103 (12);

(c) An institute charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-502 (6);

(d) An approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1); or

(e) A board of cooperative services, as defined in section 22-5-103 (2).

(15) State-certified laboratory means a laboratory that is certified by the
department pursuant to section 25-1.5-203 (1)(d) for the purpose of ensuring
competent testing of drinking water.

(16) Water quality control commission or commission means the water
quality control commission created in section 25-8-201.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1358), ch. 382, p. 2728, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2023: IP(1), (1)(b), and (5) amended, (HB 23-1301), ch. 303, p. 1829, � 43, effective August 7.