{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-8-503.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-8-503.5","heading":"General permits - process for changing permit requirements.","body":"(1) With respect to a general permit listed in section 25-8-502 (1)(b)(I)(G), when proposing new or amended permit requirements for dischargers to meet, to obtain, or to maintain authorization for discharges under the permit, the division shall:\n\n(a) Prepare a statement of basis and purpose explaining the need for the proposed requirements;\n\n(b) Present evidence supporting the need for the proposed requirements, including information regarding pollutant potential and available controls, incidents of environmental damage, and permit violations;\n\n(c) Before implementing the proposed requirements, provide public notice of, and consider comments received from affected parties about, the proposed requirements; and\n\n(d) Upon request by an affected party, consider and give due weight to a cost-benefit analysis:\n\n(I) Received by the division during the comment phase set forth in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1);\n\n(II) Concerning one or more proposed requirements that are not already required by federal or state statute or rule;\n\n(III) Prepared by a third party chosen from an approved list of analysts, as developed by the division in consultation with representatives of the industries that are subject to general permitting; and\n\n(IV) Paid for by the affected party.\n\n(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section confers rule-making authority on the division.\n\n(3) A party may appeal a general permit issued under section 25-8-502 (1)(b)(I)(G) pursuant to the appeals process set forth in section 24-4-105, C.R.S.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 8 - Water Quality Control","Part 5 - PERMIT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"4665f3268983729d6f7785abd29ffdf161c3eb015766ec6328340adb9d9965f0","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-8-503","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-8-503.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}