Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-8-901
Definitions.
Effective Aug 7, 2023L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1358), ch. 382, p. 2728, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2023: IP(1), (1)(b), and (5) amended, (HB 23-1301), ch. 303, p. 1829, § 43, effective August 7.
As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Child care center has the meaning set forth in section 26-6-903 (5); except that child care center does not include:
- (a) A summer camp; or
- (b) A children's resident camp, as defined in section 26.5-5-303 (5).
- (2) Department means the state department of public health and environment.
- (3) Drinking water source means any potable water outlet or fixture that is used or that may be used by an individual to acquire water for drinking or cooking.
- (4) Eligible school means a school that serves any of grades preschool through eighth grade.
- (5) Family child care home has the meaning set forth in section 26.5-5-303 (7).
(6) Filtered bottle-filling station means an apparatus that:
- (a) Is connected to building plumbing;
- (b) Filters water;
- (c) Is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal;
- (d) Has a light or other device to indicate filter status;
- (e) Is designed to fill drinking bottles or other containers used for personal water consumption; and
- (f) Includes a feature that allows a user to drink directly from a stream of flowing water without the use of an accessory.
- (7) Filtered faucet means a faucet that, at the point of use, includes a filter that is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal.
- (8) Filtration system means a filtered bottle-filling station or filtered faucet.
- (9) Fund means the school and child care clean drinking water fund created in section 25-8-902.
(10)
(a) Lead service line means:
- (I) A water service line made of lead; or
- (II) A lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or other lead fitting that is connected to a water service line.
- (b) Lead service line includes any galvanized service line that is or ever was downstream of any lead service line or any service line of unknown material.
- (c) A lead service line may be owned by a water system, a property owner, or both.
- (11) NSF/ANSI standard 42 means the NSF International/American National Standards Institute standard 42-2020 for drinking water treatment units, aesthetic effects, as amended.
- (12) NSF/ANSI standard 53 means the NSF International/American National Standards Institute standard 53-2020 for drinking water treatment units, health effects, as amended.
- (13) Relevant languages has the meaning set forth in section 25-7-141 (2)(o).
(14) School means:
- (a) A school of a school district;
- (b) A district charter school, as defined in section 22-11-103 (12);
- (c) An institute charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-502 (6);
- (d) An approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1); or
- (e) A board of cooperative services, as defined in section 22-5-103 (2).
- (15) State-certified laboratory means a laboratory that is certified by the department pursuant to section 25-1.5-203 (1)(d) for the purpose of ensuring competent testing of drinking water.
- (16) Water quality control commission or commission means the water quality control commission created in section 25-8-201.
Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1358), ch. 382, p. 2728, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2023: IP(1), (1)(b), and (5) amended, (HB 23-1301), ch. 303, p. 1829, § 43, effective August 7.