Water Quality Fee Setting Rule
The Water Quality Control Division is responsible for ensuring that Colorado's drinking water is safe and that the state’s rivers, lakes, and groundwater are protected. The division is mainly supported by federal funds, cash fees, and General Funds. In 2023, the Colorado legislature passed legislation to transfer the fees from statute and into regulation. The goal of this legislation was to help the division update fees more regularly to achieve long-term fiscal sustainability and support a higher level of customer service.
The division then conducted a yearslong stakeholder process starting in 2023 to discuss the changes to the fees and opportunities to improve the division’s services. The latter conversation is continuing in the permit performance improvement and reporting engagement stakeholder effort.
Under this fee-setting by rule engagement, the division will hold annual meetings with stakeholders to review any future changes in fees to account for inflation.
You can access documents and meeting materials related to the fee-setting by rule process using the buttons below.
A separate webpage has been created to hold materials and information related to the permit process improvement and reporting engagements.
How to get involved
Please see the upcoming meeting dates and times below.
Stakeholder meeting information and materials - Register to attend on Zoom.
- Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 | 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 | 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Sign up for email notifications to be contacted about engagement opportunities.
As part of this effort, the division held various subgroup meetings to discuss updates and gather input between summer 2023 through spring 2024. Meeting materials are available for review in this public folder.
We are committed to continually improving our process and exploring topics that benefit stakeholders. If you have any feedback regarding this process, please take a moment to fill out this form.