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Report a Security Incident

"The public water system shall notify the Department as soon as possible, but no later than 10 a.m. of the next calendar day following any tampering, or receipt of tampering threat by the system. Written notice must be provided within five calendar days to the department explaining the circumstances of the occurrence and setting forth the action(s) taken to ensure the ability of the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water and to prevent any reoccurrence."
(5CCR 1003-1 §1.6.8)

In the interest of public health, we encourage you to call the Department as soon as possible after necessary law enforcement and emergency response calls have been made. The call should be made to the 24-hour Spill Hotline (1-877-518-5608). During working hours, you may call the Distribution and Security Lead directly (303-692-3605), but all after-hours calls should be directed to the hotline.

Please have available the following information:

Date and time of incident

Location of incident

Type of threat or incident

PWSID

Water system contact name and phone number

Method of discovery (consumer complaint, witness, perpetrator, employee report)

Response actions taken (water quality parameter testing, isolation of affected water)

Recovery actions taken

Notifications made (law enforcement, news media, etc.)

Assessment of threat, if possible

The written notice should include the above information and be addressed as follows:

David Dani

Distribution and Security Lead
WQCD-B2
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530

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