CO HB1211

Water and sanitation districts must provide water service when they have physical, legal, and financial capacity to do so, except for service outside district boundaries governed by contract.

Tap fees must be reasonably related to actual costs including infrastructure construction, permitted capacities, water rights planning and acquisition, but excluding routine operations, maintenance, and monthly billing costs.

Districts must apply at least one proportional factor when calculating tap fees, such as expected water usage, unit square footage or bedroom count, lot size, low-water appliances, fixture counts, or graywater treatment systems.

Districts may condition reduced tap fees on long-term compliance with water-efficiency factors and may require supplemental fees if property water demands increase after initial tap fee issuance.

Takes effect 90 days after legislative adjournment unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case it would require voter approval at the November 2026 election.