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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25. Health § 25-1.5-209. Drinking water fee--drinking water cash fund--repeal
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Effective July 1, 2007, the division may assess an annual fee upon public water systems, and all such fees shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Facility Categories and Subcategories for Drinking Water Fees |
Annual Fees |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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(a) Category 01 |
Community surface water systems |
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|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
310 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
465 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
865 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
1,850 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population from 30,001--100,000 |
$ |
4,940 |
|
|
Subcategory 8 |
Population from 100,001--200,000 |
$ |
9,270 |
|
|
Subcategory 9 |
Population from 200,001--500,000 |
$ |
15,450 |
|
|
Subcategory 10 |
Population greater than 500,000 |
$ |
21,630 |
|
|
(b) Category 02 |
Community groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
220 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
310 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
680 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
1,545 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
4,450 |
|
|
(c) Category 03 |
Community-purchased surface water or groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
155 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
250 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
490 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
865 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
2,470 |
|
|
(d) Category 04 |
Nontransient, noncommunity surface water systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
280 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
400 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
620 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
1,670 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
4,450 |
|
|
(e) Category 05 |
Nontransient, noncommunity groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
155 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
245 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
495 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
1,360 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
3,650 |
|
|
(f) Category 06 |
Nontransient, noncommunity-purchased surface water or groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
125 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
185 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
325 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
805 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
1,980 |
|
|
(g) Category 07 |
Transient, noncommunity surface water systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
245 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
310 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
555 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
620 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
3,960 |
|
|
(h) Category 08 |
Transient, noncommunity groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
125 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
185 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
495 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
535 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
2,970 |
|
|
(i) Category 09 |
Transient, noncommunity-purchased surface water or groundwater systems |
|||
|
Subcategory 1 |
Population from 25--250 |
$ |
75 |
|
|
Subcategory 2 |
Population from 251--500 |
$ |
100 |
|
|
Subcategory 3 |
Population from 501--1,000 |
$ |
110 |
|
|
Subcategory 4 |
Population from 1,001--3,300 |
$ |
125 |
|
|
Subcategory 5 |
Population from 3,301--10,000 |
$ |
310 |
|
|
Subcategory 6 |
Population from 10,001--30,000 |
$ |
435 |
|
|
Subcategory 7 |
Population greater than 30,001 |
$ |
1,490 |
(2)(a) The drinking water cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The general assembly shall annually appropriate money in the cash fund to the department for allocation to the division of administration to operate the drinking water program established in this part 2. The general assembly shall review expenditures of the money to assure that the money is used only for such purposes. All interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the cash fund and all unappropriated or unencumbered money in the cash fund remain in the cash fund and do not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year or any other time.
(b) All fees collected pursuant to this section before July 1, 2026, or before the date the rules adopted under section 25-8-210(1)(a)(I) become effective shall be credited to the drinking water cash fund.
(c) On and after July 1, 2026, all fees collected pursuant to rules adopted under section 25-8-210(1)(a)(I) shall be credited to the drinking water cash fund.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2)(b) of this section and this subsection (3) are repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25. Health § 25-1.5-209. Drinking water fee--drinking water cash fund--repeal - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-25-health/co-rev-st-sect-25-1-5-209/
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