CRS 25-8.5-101
In 1988 Colorado’s Legislature created the Authority
This control regulation from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Water Quality Control Commission, acting under authorization from the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, as the legal basis for the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority’s management of the Cherry Creek Reservoir. See below for website link.
This controls classifications and numeric standards for the South Platte, Laramie, Republican and Smoky Hill River Basins.
Federal Clean Water Act
Section 208 Management Agency: identify and control non-point source water pollution.
Text of the legislation that allows the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Water Quality Control Commission to empower the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority to manage the Cherry Creek basin.