Report a concern or emergency

• Medical or life-threatening emergency: 911
• CDPHE 24-hour emergency: 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, health facility, 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

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

• Health facilities and nursing homes complaints
• Emergency medical providers, trauma centers, EMS education and air ambulance complaints

• 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.

• 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
  • Guidance for reporting spills under the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and Colorado Discharge Permits. 
  • Environmental spill reporting brochure. 
  • Five-day spill report.
  • Spill report files.
    • 2020 - 2021.
    • 2018 - 2019.
    • 2016 - 2017.
    • 2014 - 2015.
    • 2012 - 2013.
    • 2011 and earlier.

• 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.
  • Online form.
• Drinking water security response toolbox.

• 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