{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-9-104.4","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-9-104.4","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"(1) The board may exempt wastewater facilities or classes of facilities from the requirement to operate under the supervision of a certified operator if the exemption does not endanger the public health or the environment. In determining whether to provide such an exemption, the board may consider the following criteria:\n\n(a) Discharges of limited duration;\n\n(b) The sensitivity of the receiving waters;\n\n(c) The level of toxic pollutants in the discharge; and\n\n(d) Situations where chemical, mechanical, or biological treatment techniques are not required to meet permit limits, including sedimentation ponds at mining operations for construction materials, as defined by section 34-32.5-103 (3), C.R.S.\n\n(2) The board may exempt water facilities or classes of facilities from the requirement to operate under the supervision of a certified operator if the exemption does not endanger public health or the environment. In determining whether to provide such an exemption, the board may consider:\n\n(a) The classification of the facility as public or nonpublic under the Colorado primary drinking water regulation;\n\n(b) The applicability of the Colorado primary drinking water regulation to the facility or class of facilities; and\n\n(c) A distribution system having a minimal number of connections.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 9 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators"],"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":"58b425f5e7a51a0adbc3975bc38ae7ba5dc541134bf483ea25c0c74975f9baff","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-9-104.3","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-9-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}