Colorado § 37-87-107 Safety inspections - amount of water to be stored

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§ 37-87-107 — Safety inspections - amount of water to be stored

Colorado § 37-87-107

Title 37Water and

Art.Reservoirs

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-87-107 (2026).

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Dam safety
inspections shall be made on all dams within the state by qualified, experienced
personnel as often as the state engineer deems necessary or appropriate for the
protection of public health and safety so that a determination of the amount of
water which is safe to impound in the reservoir can be made by the state engineer.
The dam safety inspections shall include, but shall not be limited to, review of
previous inspections, reports and drawings, site inspection of the dam, spillways,
outlet facilities, seepage control and measurement system, and permanent
monument or monitoring installations, if any. Based upon inspection reports and
other information affecting the safety of each dam, the state engineer shall
determine the amount of water which is safe to impound in the

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Dam safety
inspections shall be made on all dams within the state by qualified, experienced
personnel as often as the state engineer deems necessary or appropriate for the
protection of public health and safety so that a determination of the amount of
water which is safe to impound in the reservoir can be made by the state engineer.
The dam safety inspections shall include, but shall not be limited to, review of
previous inspections, reports and drawings, site inspection of the dam, spillways,
outlet facilities, seepage control and measurement system, and permanent
monument or monitoring installations, if any. Based upon inspection reports and
other information affecting the safety of each dam, the state engineer shall
determine the amount of water which is safe to impound in the reservoir. It is
unlawful for the owners of any reservoir to store in said reservoir water in excess of
the amount so determined by the state engineer to be safe.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1899: p. 315, �3. R.S. 08: � 3207. C.L. � 1687. CSA: C. 90, � 85. CRS 53: � 147-5-7. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-5-7. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 965, � 6, effective April 30.