Urgent Issues
- Medical or life-threatening emergency: 911
- Report an environmental incident: 1-877-518-5608
- Report an urgent disease concern or condition: 303-692-2700 (after hours 303-370-9395)
- Report an emergency related to an environmental spill or community public health concern.
- 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:
- Melanie.Roth-Lawson@state.co.us
- Phone: (w) 303-692-2819 or (c) 720-291-
5929
Resources for emergency operations plans and contact information
Health facilities emergency preparedness and response
Complaints
Drinking Water Emergency
- Potentially acute drinking water incident (e.g., turbidity exceedance, positive E. coli sample, line break, actual/potential backflow contamination).
- All events should should be reported to the hotline 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 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
- Report a security incident (tampering, suspected tampering or tampering threat).
- All security incidents should be reported to the hotline 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.
- Drinking water security response toolbox.
General Concerns
- Report WIC fraud: 1-800-424-9121
- Emergency medical and trauma services
Complaints for EMS personnel and education programs, air ambulances, and trauma centers - CDPHE_FDA@state.co.us
Report businesses selling tobacco products to minors - CDPHE Complaint Intake Form
Please use this form to share your complaints and concerns about a Colorado facility holding non-citizens. - 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. - Bedbugs
- Drinking water concerns
- Foodborne illness
- Food poisoning
- Food recalls
- Harmful algae blooms
- Health care professionals
- Health care facilities
- Health insurance
- Lead
- Water quality concerns
For other concerns or questions: CDPHE Citizen's Advocate