Resources and Guidance
Direct Potable Reuse in Colorado

Independent Expert Advisory Panel Final Report
WateReuse Colorado sponsored an Independent Advisory Panel, administered by the National Water Research Institute, to develop guidelines for direct potable reuse (DPR) in Colorado. The resulting consensus report includes recommendations for regulations, policy, and guidance to help define the path toward DPR in Colorado.
Water Reuse Information
- Types of Water Reuse
- How is Water Reuse Regulated
- Nonpotable Water Reuse in Colorado
- Project to Advance Direct Potable Reuse in Colorado
- Implementing Potable Reuse In Colorado
- Colorado Regulation 84 Reclaimed Water Stakeholder Website
State, Regional & Local Agencies
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Reuse Regulations
- Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Guidance Documents
- Comparison of Student Scholarship Programs
- 2012 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidelines for Water Reuse
- The Colorado Reclaimed Water Control Regulation – Regulation No. 84
- Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Reclaimed Water Facilities – Policy #WQP-25
- Guidelines for the Determination of Agronomic Rate for Application of Reclaimed Water Under Regulation No.84 – Policy #WQP-21
- Guidance for Reporting Spills Under the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and Colorado Discharge Permits – Policy #WQE-10
- CDPHE User Plan to Comply
- CDPHE Letter of Intent
- CDPHE Draft Annual Report