Colorado enacts stricter water quality rules for mobile home parks
Colorado's legislature passed HB-1145, a bill that widens state power to force mobile home park owners to fix poor water quality.
Key facts
- HB26-1145 passed both chambers and was signed into law; it takes effect 90 days after the 2026 session adjourned.
- Advocates call the bill an upgrade to the 2023 Mobile Home Water Quality Act, which began state testing in every park.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment testing found about 9% of parks had severely impaired water and roughly 13% had borderline water.
- The bill allows civil fines of up to $10,000 per violation, plus $5,000 per month after the first 30 days.
- State Sen. Lisa Cutter, 9to5 Colorado and Voces Unidas spoke in support of the measure.
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Source: Colorado legislature passes ‘upgraded’ protections for mobile home park water quality — Denver7, April 6, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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