C.R.S. Section 31-15-710
Water pollution control

(1)

The governing body of each municipality has the power:

(a)

To provide for the cleansing and purification of water, watercourses, and canals and the draining or filling of ponds on private property when necessary to prevent or abate nuisances; and for the purpose of aiding in the prevention and abatement of water pollution all municipalities are authorized:

(I)

To apply for and to accept grants or loans or any other aid from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof under any federal law in force;

(II)

To construct, reconstruct, lease, improve, better, and extend sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works wholly within or wholly without the municipality or partially within and partially without the municipality;

(III)

To issue its general obligation bonds or other general obligations for said purpose pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by section 31-15-302 (1)(d) and to issue its revenue bonds or obligations for such purpose pursuant to law;

(IV)

To provide that such bonds or obligations or any part thereof may be sold to the state of Colorado, the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of either at private sale and without advertisement;

(V)

To cooperate with other local public bodies and with state agencies and institutions by contract for the joint construction and financing of sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works and the maintenance and operation thereof;

(VI)

To enter into joint operating agreements with industrial enterprises and to accept gifts or contributions from such industrial enterprises for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, and extension of sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works. When determined by its governing body to be in the public interest and necessary for the protection of public health, a municipality is authorized to enter into and perform contracts, whether long-term or short-term, with an industrial establishment for the provision and operation by the municipality of sewerage facilities to abate or reduce the pollution of waters caused by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial establishment and the payment periodically by the industrial establishment to the municipality of amounts at least sufficient, in the determination of such governing body, to compensate the municipality for the cost of providing, including payment of principal and interest charges, if any, and of operating and maintaining the sewerage facilities serving such industrial establishment.

Source: Section 31-15-710 — Water pollution control, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑15‑101
Municipalities bodies politic - powers 31‑15‑102
Review without bond 31‑15‑103
Making of ordinances 31‑15‑104
Powers not exclusive 31‑15‑201
Administrative powers 31‑15‑301
Definitions 31‑15‑302
Financial powers - legislative declaration 31‑15‑401
General police powers 31‑15‑402
Liability for violation of nuisance ordinance 31‑15‑403
Prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody 31‑15‑404
Menstrual hygiene products for a person in custody 31‑15‑405
Opioid treatment for a person in custody 31‑15‑406
Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy 31‑15‑407
Access to criminal history record information - illicit massage businesses - human trafficking - definitions 31‑15‑501
Powers to regulate businesses 31‑15‑601
Building and fire regulations - emission performance standards required - reporting 31‑15‑602
Energy efficient building codes - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 31‑15‑603
Charging station rules prohibited 31‑15‑701
Necessary buildings 31‑15‑702
Streets and alleys 31‑15‑703
Improvements - petition - construction 31‑15‑704
Collection of assessments 31‑15‑705
Construction of highway - petition - notice - election - tax 31‑15‑706
Railroad track 31‑15‑707
Municipal utilities 31‑15‑708
Water and water systems 31‑15‑709
Sewers and sewer systems 31‑15‑710
Water pollution control 31‑15‑711
Other public improvements 31‑15‑711.5
Municipal jails - sanitary standards 31‑15‑712
Public improvements by contract - cities 31‑15‑713
Power to sell public works - real property 31‑15‑714
Oil and gas leases - unit agreements 31‑15‑715
Legislative declaration concerning landfill gas 31‑15‑716
Municipal authority relating to landfill gas 31‑15‑801
Agreements - ordinance - financing 31‑15‑802
Tax exemption 31‑15‑803
Enforceability 31‑15‑901
Miscellaneous powers 31‑15‑902
Deferred compensation plans 31‑15‑903
Legislative declaration - municipalities - new business facilities - expanded or existing business facilities - incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitation 31‑15‑904
Third-party food delivery service fee restrictions - definitions 31‑15‑905
Regulation of pesticide use - definitions 31‑15‑1001
Legislative declaration 31‑15‑1002
Definitions 31‑15‑1003
Municipal authority relating to solid waste-to-energy incineration systems 31‑15‑1004
Department of public health and environment rules 31‑15‑1101
Mobile home parks - definition
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 31-15-710’s source at colorado​.gov