8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1507-60-1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1507-60-1 - INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Senate Bill 22-114, which was signed into law on June 8, 2022, declares that it is in the public interest to create a process to identify, designate, and preserve critical fire suppression ponds.

Section 37-82-107(5)(a), C.R.S. requires that:

"On or before May 1, 2023, the Director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of Public Safety, pursuant to the Director's authority under section 24-33.5-1203.5, shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for Boards of County Commissioners, in consultation with Fire Protection Districts or Fire Authorities, to use to identify and evaluate potential fire suppression ponds, as described in subsection (3) of this section. At a minimum, the criteria must require that a fire suppression pond:

(I) Be readily accessible by a fire protection district, fire authority, fire department, or other firefighting entity;

(II) Be located in the wildland-urban interface or another location that faces an elevated threat of fire risk; and

(III) Be located in an area without timely or adequate access to fire hydrants or other water supplies and where the pond provides a needed supply."

These three categories of criteria are addressed in individual sections of these Rules.

8 CCR 1507-60-1

46 CR 07, April 10, 2023, effective 4/30/2023