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Report a concern or emergency

General concerns

Report WIC fraud: 1-800-424-9121

Complaints for EMS personnel and education programs, air ambulances, and trauma centers: Emergency medical and trauma services

Report businesses selling tobacco products to minors: CDPHE_FDA@state.co.us

Complaints and concerns about a Colorado facility holding non-citizens: CDPHE Complaint Intake Form

Oil and gas-related health concern:

  • The Oil and Gas Health Information and Response Program responds to citizen health concerns and provides health-focused information on oil and gas.

Other concerns:

For other concerns or questions: CDPHE Citizen's Advocate

Urgent issues

Medical or life-threatening emergency: 911

Report an environmental incident: 1-877-518-5608 | Environmental Reporting Form

Report an urgent disease concern or condition: 303-692-2700 (after hours 303-370-9395)

Submit an online report for an emergency related to an environmental spill or community public health concern. 

To report a general public health concern, contact your local public health agency.

Suicide prevention: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) | 1-844-493-TALK (8255) | Colorado Crisis & Support Line

Poison control center: 1-800-222-1222 | Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety

Child abuse and neglect: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437) | Colorado 4 Kids

Radioactive materials incident: 303-877-9757

Health facilities

In the event your health facility activates your emergency plan, please notify the emergency response coordinator at:

Resources for emergency operations plans and contact information:

Complaints

Drinking water emergency

Potentially acute drinking water incidents: 

  • Turbidity exceedance
  • Positive E. coli sample
  • Line break
  • Actual/potential backflow contamination

All events should be reported to the Incident Reporting Line at 1-877-518-5608 as soon as possible.

Please have available as much of the following information as possible:

  • Date and time of incident.
  • Public Water System Identification Number (PWSID).
  • Water system contact name, phone number and email.
  • Description of drinking water incident or water quality exceedance.
  • Response actions taken.

Pressure loss response guidance

Contact CoWarn for statewide Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CoWARN) of utilities helping utilities to prepare for the next natural or human-caused emergency.

Water quality spills

All events should be reported to the Incident Reporting Hotline at 1-877-518-5608 within 24 hours of discovery. See the Report a public health or environmental concern page for more details.

When reporting the event, please have available as much of the following information as possible:

  • Date and time of incident.
  • Permit number (if applicable).
  • Potentially responsible party contact name, phone number and email.
  • Description of incident, including location, volume of release, contaminant type (e.g., oil, domestic wastewater, sediment).
  • Response actions taken.
  • Fish kill observed.

We’ll provide assistance to ensure the safety of the public and environmental protection.

Spill guidance, reference and forms:

Water quality security incident

All security incidents should be reported to the Incident Reporting Line at 1-877-518-5608 as soon as possible.

When reporting a security incident, please have available as much of the following information as possible:

  • Date and time of incident.
  • Public Water System Identification Number (PWSID) or permit number (if applicable).
  • System contact name, phone number and email address.
  • Description of incident.
  • Response actions taken.

We’ll provide assistance to ensure the safety of the public and the integrity of the system.

Security incident report paper form | Online form

Drinking water security response toolbox