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Deep Dive into Water Disinfection: Keeping Water Safe

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Colorado requires all public drinking water systems to have continuous chemical disinfection, except for two suppliers that meet strict standards to retain disinfection waivers and hand-pumped wells at campgrounds. Continuous disinfection is part of a multi-barrier approach to ensuring safe drinking water is available to your consumers.  

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Thank you to Colorado’s Certified Operators

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To Colorado’s Certified Operators: Thank You for What You Do

From all of us on the staff of Colorado’s Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification program, we want to take a moment to speak directly to you – the certified operators who keep Colorado’s water systems running safely, reliably, and…

Arsenic Water Quality Standards

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Right now - arsenic is regulated in wastewaters statewide due to water quality standards that were conceived of over 20 years ago. Because arsenic can be quite detrimental to human health and for surface waters that are a source of drinking water, it is important to protect the drinking water…

Coaches' Classroom: Public Notices: Division Tools and Templates to Cover All Your Bases

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The public notification rule establishes requirements for public water systems to communicate any problems about the water to anyone using the water they produce. Specifically, problems related to meeting drinking water standards, failing to test the water, or other situations related to protecting the health of consumers all require public…

Program Manager message: Infrastructure Funding

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During the 2020s, we have seen unprecedented federal support for funding drinking water infrastructure. However, it has also been complicated and challenging, and the future is uncertain regarding the continuation of federal funding. Yet it remains quite certain that water infrastructure needs for the next couple of decades will be…

New Monitoring Schedule Website

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The Drinking Water Compliance Assurance Section (DWCAS) is updating how Monitoring Schedules are displayed. Monitoring Schedules communicate water system’s sampling and reporting requirements, as well as additional compliance requirements. DWCAS recognizes that this is a significant change. Which is why the rollout of this change will be implemented in phases.…

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