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Safe Drinking Water Program: Services and Organization

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Program Services and Organization

The Safe Drinking Water Program of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is housed within the Water Quality Control Division which administers two major federal statutes as as authorized by Colorado law: the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The sections/units that implement the overall Safe Drinking Water Program and the services provided to external entities by each unit are depicted below. 

• Compliance Assurance and Data Management Section

Compliance assistance and assurance (enforcement) for all rules of the Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations, monitoring schedules, guidance document and reporting forms development, inventory requests.

• Engineering Section

Design reviews, monitoring waiver evaluations, sanitary survey, assistance responding to water treatment or distribution system failures, water quality/safety complaints/inquires, revolving loan fund eligibility determinations.

• Watershed Program

Source water protection assessment reports, source water protection  management plan development assistance, planning and design grants, infrastructure improvement state revolving loan processing.

• Capacity Building Unit

Training, technical assistance and management support services for public water systems so they can strengthen their ability to supply safe drinking water to the public.

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Drinking Water Program Reports

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Colorado Fluoride Program

Program Policies and Procedures