CO SB192

Requires licensees of uranium and thorium mills to provide annual written notice to registered groundwater well owners within one mile of any groundwater release exceeding quality standards, continuing until remediation is complete.

Mandates that remediation is not considered complete until all affected groundwater wells are restored to numeric standards established by the water quality control commission for historic well uses, using best available active restoration and monitoring technologies.

Requires licensees to notify the department as soon as practicable upon discovery of any spill or release involving toxic or radioactive materials and submit an initial written report within seven days; the department must post all reports on its website within seven days of receipt.

Expands the definition of "facility" to include thorium mills in addition to uranium mills, and establishes a more detailed public notice and comment process for license applications, including posting of draft decisions with technical analyses before final approval.

Appropriates $30,986 and 0.4 FTE from the radiation control fund to the department of public health and environment for fiscal year 2015 to implement the act.