To assure adequate operation of water and wastewater facilities, and to preserve the public peace, health, and safety, this article 9 and any rules authorized pursuant thereto are enacted to provide for the examination, classification, and certification of water and wastewater facility operators and to establish minimum standards therefor based upon their knowledge and experience, to provide procedures for certification, to encourage career and technical education for such operators, to provide a penalty for the wrongful use of the title "certified operator", to require each water and wastewater facility to be under the supervision of a certified operator, to provide for the classification of all water and wastewater facilities in the state, and to provide a penalty for the operation of a water or wastewater facility without supervision of a certified operator.
Source: L. 73: p. 747, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-38-1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 767, § 1, effective May 23. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1409, § 91, effective May 25.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
Article 9 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators
§ 25-9-101. Legislative Declaration
§ 25-9-104. Duties of Board - Rules
§ 25-9-104.2. Contracting - Rules
§ 25-9-104.3. Duties of the Division - Investigations
§ 25-9-105. Water Treatment Facility Operator
§ 25-9-106. Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
§ 25-9-106.2. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
§ 25-9-106.3. Multiple Facility Operator
§ 25-9-106.5. Education and Experience - Substitution Allowed
§ 25-9-107. Certification Procedure