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CO Code § 25-15-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-204. Certificate

  The certificate of designation shall identify the general types of waste which may be accepted or which shall be rejected.    The certificate of designation shall be displayed in a prominent place at the hazardous waste disposal site.    Repealed.    The certificate of designation may provide such conditions as may reasonably be necessary for the safe operation of such site including but not limited to the provision by the site owner or operator of additional fire protection, security, or trained personnel for monitoring, inspections, and incident responses.    Repealed.    A certificate of designation issued pursuant to this part 2 shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement imposed by part 1 of article 20 of title 30, C.R.S., for a certificate of designation as a solid wastes disposal site and facility.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1348, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended and (3) and (5) repealed, pp. 1092, 1105, §§ 7, 28(1), effective June 3.    ANNOTATION   Conditions may be provided in the certificate of designation without another public hearing where such conditions are related to the safe operation of the site. Whelden v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 782 P.2d 853 (Colo. App. 1989).
CO Code § 25-15-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-205. Permit Required for Operation - Burial of Liquids Prohibited

  Operation of a hazardous waste disposal site for which a certificate of designation has been issued shall not begin until the applicant obtains for such operation a federal permit issued under the federal act or a state permit issued under part 3 of this article.    A certificate of designation for a hazardous waste disposal site shall not become effective until such time as the certificated facility has received a permit under section 3005 (c) of the federal act or the equivalent state permit.    The burial of liquid hazardous waste both on-site and off-site is prohibited in this state. The commission may develop rules and regulations which phase out the land disposal of highly mobile, toxic, and persistent waste.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1349, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1092, § 8, effective June 3. L. 92: (3) amended, p. 1259, § 20, effective August 1.
CO Code § 25-15-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-206. Substantial Change in Ownership, Design, or Operation

  A substantial change in the ownership of a hazardous waste disposal site, including an assignment or a transfer of the certificate of designation therefor, or in the design or operation of a hazardous waste disposal site, as “substantial change” is defined in rules and regulations of the commission, shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality for its approval before such change shall become effective; except that, in the case of a hazardous waste disposal site which was designated by the council pursuant to section 25-15-217, as said section existed upon its repeal, such change shall be subject to approval by the department.    Any approval of a substantial change under this section shall be made only upon the finding of all of the factors required in section 25-15-203.    The application for approval of a substantial change under this section shall be accompanied by a fee established by the jurisdiction whose approval is required for such substantial change, which fee shall not exceed ten thousand dollars and which fee may be refunded in whole or in part. If the department is not the approving jurisdiction, up to fifty percent of such fee shall be transmitted to the department to offset the costs of the department's review pursuant to section 25-15-202 (4), including possible costs of reimbursement to other state agencies which assist in such review.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1349, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1092, § 9, effective June 3. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1259, § 21, effective August 1. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 285, § 28, effective August 8.    ANNOTATION   Applied in City & County of Denver v. Eggert, 647 P.2d 216 (Colo. 1982).
CO Code § 25-15-206.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-206.5. Revocation or Suspension of Certificate

  The jurisdiction which granted the certificate of designation may revoke or suspend the certificate of designation of any hazardous waste disposal site if it finds that:   There was a material misrepresentation or misstatement of fact in the application for the certificate of designation;    The hazardous waste disposal site is not being operated in substantial compliance with any term, condition, or limitation of its certificate of designation or any applicable rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this part 2; or    The owner or operator of the site has failed to pay the annual fee to the county or municipality as required by section 25-15-214 (1).       The revocation or suspension of a certificate of designation shall not relieve the owner or operator of the hazardous waste disposal site from any legal liability.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1093, § 10, effective June 3.
CO Code § 25-15-207 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-207. Judicial Review

  The award, denial, revocation, or suspension of a certificate of designation by the board of county commissioners or by the governing body of the municipality shall be subject to judicial review in the district court for the judicial district in which the hazardous waste disposal site is located or is proposed to be located. Any request for such judicial review must be made within thirty days of such award, denial, revocation, or suspension. If the court finds no error, it shall affirm the action. If the court finds that the action is arbitrary and capricious, not in accord with the procedures or procedural limitations of this part 2, unsupported by substantial evidence when the record is considered as a whole, or otherwise contrary to law, then the court shall hold unlawful and set aside the action and remand the case to the board of county commissioners or to the governing body of the municipality for further proceedings as may be appropriate.    In the case of any action or decision of the council or department pursuant to section 25-15-206, judicial review shall be in the district court for the judicial district within which the hazardous waste disposal site is or may be located and shall be in accordance with section 24-4-106, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1349, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1093, § 11, effective June 3. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 285, § 29, effective August 8.    ANNOTATION   Substantial evidence standard. Judicial review pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Siting Act, when pursuant to the “substantial evidence” standard, requires more than merely some evidence in some particulars to affirm the board's decision. Whelden v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 782 P.2d 853 (Colo. App. 1989).
CO Code § 25-15-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-208. Commission to Promulgate Rules and Regulations - Limitations

  The commission may promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria for the engineering design of hazardous waste disposal sites and for the location of such sites to the extent that site characteristics are integrally related to the safe engineering design of such sites. Such rules and regulations shall take into account at least the following: Protection of surface and subsurface waters, suitable physical characteristics, distance from waste generation centers, access routes, distance from water wells, and final closure.    The commission may also promulgate rules and regulations establishing what constitutes a substantial change in ownership, design, or operation of a hazardous waste disposal site under section 25-15-206.    The rules and regulations promulgated by the commission pursuant to this section shall be based upon generally accepted scientific data.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1349, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 1094, § 12, effective June 3. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1260, § 22, effective August 1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Regulation of Spills of Hazardous Materials”, see 12 Colo. Law. 277 (1983).
CO Code § 25-15-209 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-209. Inventory Required

 The operator of every hazardous waste disposal site shall maintain an inventory of the types of hazardous wastes accepted for disposal at such site, and a copy of such inventory shall be provided to any person upon request and upon payment of a reasonable charge for the costs of the reproduction. Upon a closure of the site, a final inventory shall be prepared and filed with the department where it shall remain available for public inspection and copying at a reasonable cost.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1350, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 25-15-209.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-209.5. Inspection Required

 A department employee shall inspect each off-site hazardous waste disposal site during times when hazardous wastes are ordinarily received. Such inspection shall be conducted at intervals determined by rule and regulation of the commission based on the volume and toxicity of the wastes being received. Such department employee shall be permitted reasonable access to disposal operations for the purpose of monitoring and inspecting such operations. Such department employee, whose salary and benefits shall be paid out of the department's share of the annual fee collected by the county or municipality pursuant to section 25-15-214 (1) , shall have training and experience in relevant aspects of hazardous waste management.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1094, § 13, effective June 3. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1260, § 23, effective August 1.
CO Code § 25-15-209.6 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-209.6. Performance Audits

 Each designated and permitted hazardous waste disposal site shall be subject to a performance audit at least once every five years, for the purpose of reviewing the systems that provide assurance the site is protecting human health and the environment. Such performance audit shall be conducted by the department.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1094, § 13, effective June 3. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 633, § 1, effective April 14.
CO Code § 25-15-210 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-210. Sites Deemed Public Nuisance - When

 Any hazardous waste disposal site that is found to be abandoned or that is operated or maintained in a manner so as to violate any of the provisions of this part 2 or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be deemed a public nuisance, and such violation may be enjoined by the district court for the judicial district wherein the violation occurred in an action brought by the department, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the violation occurred, or the governing body of the municipality wherein the violation occurred.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1350, § 1, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Colorado Municipal Liability after Annexing a Potential Superfund Site”, see 16 Colo. Law. 258 (1987).
CO Code § 25-15-211 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-211. Violation - Criminal Penalty

 [ ] Any person who violates any provision of this part 2 commits a class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 , C.R.S. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section. Except in regard to matters of statewide concern as expressed in section 25-15-200.2 (1) , nothing in this part 2 shall preclude or preempt a county, a city, a city and county, or an incorporated town from the enforcement of its local resolutions or ordinances or of its land use plans, policies, or regulations.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1350, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1095, § 14, effective June 3. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1537, § 270, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3239, § 474, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 25-15-211 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-211. Violation - Criminal Penalty

 [ ] Any person who violates any provision of this part 2 commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503 . Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section. Except in regard to matters of statewide concern as expressed in section 25-15-200.2 (1) , nothing in this part 2 shall preclude or preempt a county, a city, a city and county, or an incorporated town from the enforcement of its local resolutions or ordinances or of its land use plans, policies, or regulations.  Editor's note: This version of this section is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1350, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1095, § 14, effective June 3. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1537, § 270, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3239, § 474, effective March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 25-15-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-212. Violation - Civil Penalty - Reimbursement of Costs

  Any person who violates any provision of this part 2 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per day of violation. Such penalty shall be determined and collected by the district court for the judicial district in which such violation occurs upon action instituted by the department, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the violation occurs, or the governing body of the municipality in which the violation occurs. In determining the amount of any such penalty, the court shall take into account the seriousness of the violation, whether the violation was willful or due to mistake, the economic impact of the penalty on the violator, and any other relevant factors. All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the general fund. Except in regard to matters of statewide concern as expressed in section 25-15-200.2 (1), nothing in this part 2 shall preclude or preempt a county, city, city and county, or an incorporated town from enforcement of its local resolutions or ordinances or of its land use plans, policies, or regulations.    If the violation for which a penalty has been assessed and paid into the general fund pursuant to this section results in a county, city, municipality, or town incurring costs to remove, contain, or otherwise mitigate the effects of the hazardous waste which was involved in the court action, such entity shall be entitled to reimbursement for its costs, which reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of the penalty collected. A claim for reimbursement shall be filed with the state treasurer. Reimbursement shall be paid by the state treasurer out of those funds attributable to such penalty.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1350, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1095, § 15, effective June 3.
CO Code § 25-15-213 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-213. County or Municipal Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Fund - Tax - Fees

 Any county or municipality that operates a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site or sites is authorized to establish a county or municipal hazardous waste disposal site fund. The board of county commissioners of such county or the governing body of the municipality may levy a hazardous waste disposal site tax in addition to any other tax authorized by law, on the taxable property within said county or municipality, the proceeds of which shall be deposited to the credit of said fund and appropriated to pay the cost of land, labor, equipment, and services needed in the operation of county or municipal hazardous waste disposal sites. Any such county or municipality is also authorized, after a public hearing, to fix, modify, and collect service charges from users of county or municipal hazardous waste disposal sites for the purpose of financing the operations at those sites.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 25-15-214 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-214. Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Fund - Fees

  Any hazardous waste disposal site which is issued a certificate of designation on or after July 1, 1981, or which receives approval for a substantial change in ownership as required in section 25-15-206 (1) on or after said date shall be required, contingent upon the issuance of a federal or state permit by the county or municipality in which it is located, to pay to the county or municipality in which it is located an annual fee for the purpose of offsetting the estimated direct costs of increased state, county, and municipal services created by the hazardous waste disposal site, including, but not limited to, the improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges, fire protection, law enforcement, monitoring by county or municipal health officials, and emergency preparation and response. The amount of the fee shall be two percent of the annual estimated gross revenue received by the hazardous waste disposal site. Out of the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality shall provide for the reimbursement of governmental units for their estimated direct costs of increased services created by the hazardous waste disposal site. In the event that the site owner or operator fails to pay the annual fee, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality may suspend the site's certificate of designation until the annual fee has been paid.    Any county or municipality is authorized to establish a hazardous waste disposal site fund. All fees collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited to the credit of said fund and appropriated for the purposes for which collected.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1095, § 16, effective June 3.
CO Code § 25-15-215 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-215. Contracts With Governmental Units Authorized

  Any governmental unit may contract for the operation of a hazardous waste disposal site.    Any city, city and county, county, or incorporated town acting by itself or in association with any other such governmental unit may establish and operate a hazardous waste disposal site under such terms and conditions as may be approved by the governing bodies of the governmental units involved. In the event such site is not operated by the governmental unit involved, any contract to operate such a site shall be awarded on a competitive bid basis if there is more than one applicant for a contract to operate such site.    Any hazardous waste disposal site established in accordance with this section shall be required to obtain a certificate of designation pursuant to this part 2.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1351, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (3) added, p. 1096, § 17, effective June 3.
CO Code § 25-15-216 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-216. Colorado Geological Survey to Designate Optimally Suitable Areas

 Subject to available appropriations, the Colorado geological survey shall conduct a study of the geological suitability of areas of the state for hazardous waste disposal sites. Such study shall designate those areas of the state which the Colorado geological survey finds to be optimally suitable for hazardous waste disposal based upon detailed criteria relating to hydrology, geology, geochemistry, structural geology, geomorphology, climatology, and mineral resources. The designation of optimally suitable areas and the criteria utilized shall be produced in a publication available to the public at a reasonable cost.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1096, § 18, effective June 3. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1355), ch. 247, p. 1197, § 5, effective June 4.
CO Code § 25-15-219 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 15 - Hazardous Waste|Part 2 - Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites|§ 25-15-219. Department to Study Need for Disposal Sites and Feasibility of Alternative Technologies

  The department shall conduct a study assessing the need for hazardous waste disposal sites in this state. Such study shall identify the volumes and types of hazardous wastes generated in this state and the appropriateness and feasibility of treatment and disposal technologies as alternatives to land disposal. To offset the cost of such study, the department is authorized to expend a maximum of sixty thousand dollars out of the annual appropriation to the department from the hazardous waste service fund pursuant to section 25-15-304.    The department may also develop and submit to the general assembly proposed legislation to encourage the development and utilization of alternative technologies for hazardous waste management, which may include, by way of example, tax incentives for the purchase of equipment to implement alternative technologies.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1100, § 18, effective June 3.