Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-87-107. Safety inspections--amount of water to be stored

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.