C.R.S. Section 25-8-305
Annual report

  • repeal

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before October 1 of each year, the division through the executive director shall report to the commission on the effectiveness of this article 8 and shall include in such report any recommendations the division may have with respect to any regulatory or legislative changes that may be needed or desired. The report must include the then-current monitoring information that has been obtained pursuant to section 25-8-303.

(b)

The executive director shall also submit the report to the house of representatives agriculture, water, and natural resources committee and the senate agriculture and natural resources committee, or their successor committees. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), this reporting requirement continues indefinitely.

(2)

The annual report described in subsection (1) of this section must include information on the division’s:

(a)

Implementation of the discharge permitting program established in part 5 of this article 8;

(b)

Inspections performed;

(c)

Enforcement actions under this article 8;

(d)

Establishment of any new rules and standards;

(e)

Assessment of any emerging trends that the division perceives in issues pertaining to water quality;

(f)

Ratio of general fund appropriations to cash fund appropriations that were authorized for the state fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the report; and

(g)

Revenue and expenditures, including for the division’s general administration needs, the division’s administration of the clean water and drinking water programs, and the division’s allocation of any increased fees established through section 25-8-210 for services that the division provides. The department shall present this information as part of the department’s annual “SMART Act” presentation pursuant to section 2-7-203.

(3)

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(a)

For a report that the division submits on or before October 1, 2025, the report must include the total permit fee revenue received in the previous twelve months, and the division’s direct and indirect costs to administer the permits, for the following sector-specific permits, reviews, or determinations:

(I)

The commerce and industry sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(b);

(II)

The construction sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(c);

(III)

The pesticide sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(d);

(IV)

The public and private utilities sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(e);

(V)

The municipal separate storm sewer system sector pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.1)(f);

(VI)

The reviews performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.2) for requests for certification under section 401 of the federal act;

(VII)

The preliminary effluent limitation determinations performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.3)(b); and

(VIII)

The wastewater site applications and design reviews performed pursuant to section 25-8-502 (1.3)(c).

(b)

This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(4)

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(a)

For the report that the division submits in 2025, the report must include:

(I)

A description of the fee structure proposed or included in rules that the commission has proposed or adopted pursuant to section 25-8-210 (1)(a);

(II)

If the rules proposed or adopted pursuant to section 25-8-210 (1)(a) modify a fee structure set forth in statute, the reasons for the change in the fee structure; and

(III)

A summary of options for setting a cap on the amount of fee increases and the department of public health and environment’s recommendations on setting a cap based on stakeholder feedback.

(b)

This subsection (4) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

Source: Section 25-8-305 — Annual report - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑8‑101
Short title
25‑8‑102
Legislative declaration
25‑8‑103
Definitions
25‑8‑104
Interpretation and construction of water quality provisions
25‑8‑105
Regional wastewater management plans - amendments
25‑8‑201
Water quality control commission created
25‑8‑202
Duties of commission - rules
25‑8‑203
Classification of state waters
25‑8‑204
Water quality standards
25‑8‑205
Control regulations
25‑8‑205.3
Exemption from control regulations for graywater research - definition
25‑8‑205.5
Pollution from agricultural chemicals - rules
25‑8‑205.7
Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater - food crops - definitions - rules
25‑8‑205.8
Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater - toilet flushing - definitions - rules
25‑8‑205.9
Control regulations for reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater - industrial hemp - definitions - rules
25‑8‑206
Prior acts validated
25‑8‑207
Review of classifications and standards
25‑8‑208
Emergency rule-making
25‑8‑209
Water quality designations - rules
25‑8‑210
Fees established administratively - rules - stakeholding requirement - phase-in period - clean water cash fund - creation - repeal
25‑8‑301
Administration of water quality control programs
25‑8‑302
Duties of division
25‑8‑303
Monitoring
25‑8‑304
Monitoring, recording, and reporting
25‑8‑305
Annual report - repeal
25‑8‑306
Authority to enter and inspect premises and records
25‑8‑307
Emergencies
25‑8‑308
Additional authority and duties of division - penalties
25‑8‑310
Education program - storm water
25‑8‑401
Authority and procedures for hearings
25‑8‑402
Procedures to be followed in classifying state waters and setting standards and control regulations
25‑8‑403
Administrative reconsideration
25‑8‑404
Judicial review
25‑8‑405
Samples - secret processes
25‑8‑406
Administrative stays - renewal permits
25‑8‑501
Permits required for discharge of pollutants - administration
25‑8‑501.1
Permit required for point source water pollution control - definitions - housed commercial swine feeding operations - legislative declaration
25‑8‑502
Application - definitions - fees - funds created - public participation - repeal
25‑8‑503
Permits - when required and when prohibited - variances
25‑8‑503.5
General permits - process for changing permit requirements
25‑8‑504
Agricultural wastes
25‑8‑505
Permit conditions concerning publicly owned wastewater treatment works
25‑8‑507
Program repeal
25‑8‑508
Industrial pretreatment program - creation - fees
25‑8‑509
Permit conditions concerning use and disposal of biosolids
25‑8‑601
Division to be notified of suspected violations and accidental discharges - penalty
25‑8‑602
Notice of alleged violations
25‑8‑603
Hearing procedures for alleged violations
25‑8‑604
Suspension, modification, and revocation of permit
25‑8‑605
Cease-and-desist orders
25‑8‑606
Clean-up orders
25‑8‑607
Restraining orders and injunctions
25‑8‑608
Civil penalties - rules - fund created - temporary moratorium on penalties for minor violations - definitions - repeal
25‑8‑608.7
Natural disaster grant fund - creation - rules
25‑8‑609
Criminal pollution - penalties
25‑8‑610
Falsification and tampering - penalties
25‑8‑611
Proceedings by other parties
25‑8‑612
Remedies cumulative
25‑8‑613
Limitation on actions
25‑8‑701
Definitions
25‑8‑702
Approval for commencement of construction
25‑8‑801
Definitions
25‑8‑802
Storm water management system administrator
25‑8‑803
Storm water management system administrator audits to support MS4 permittees’ programs
25‑8‑901
Definitions
25‑8‑902
School and child care clean drinking water fund - creation
25‑8‑903
Testing for the presence of lead in drinking water in child care centers, family child care homes, and eligible schools - remediation - maintenance of records - training - inspections - enforcement - reimbursement - technical assistance - exemptions - opt out by family child care home - reports
25‑8‑904
Report and recommendation regarding expansion required - legislative declaration
25‑8‑905
Repeal of part
25‑8‑1001
Definitions
25‑8‑1002
Division duties - testing water quality at mobile home parks - parameters of testing - notice of results
25‑8‑1003
Remediation
25‑8‑1004
Action plan
25‑8‑1005
Mobile home water quality grant program - created - grant application and award process - reporting - funding
25‑8‑1006
Mobile home park water quality fund
25‑8‑1007
Enforcement
25‑8‑1008
This part 10 does not affect other statutory protections
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 25-8-305’s source at colorado​.gov