Code of Colorado Regulations
1507 - Department of Public Safety
1507 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
8 CCR 1507-60 - RULES FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION PONDS
Section 7 - NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT

Universal Citation: 8 CO Code Regs 1507-60 ยง 7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

7.1 Before applying for the designation of a pond as a Fire Suppression Pond or seeking redesignation of a pond under section 37-80-124(8), C.R.S., a board of county commissioners, in consultation with its Fire Protection District or Fire Authority, shall perform a Needs Assessment of each pond, as required by section 37-82-107(3)(a)(II), C.R.S. Needs Assessment Reports shall show that Proposed Fire Suppression Ponds meet the criteria of these Rules by including the following information in the following format:

7.1.1 Overview map(s) at a county, or its Fire Protection District or Fire Authority scale, including:
a) areas with elevated threat for fire risk (including a description of the source of this information)

b) locations of major roads

c) locations of other water supplies available for fighting fires including hydrants and water bodies. Areas served by hydrants may be shaded (rather than identifying each hydrant)

d) location of each Proposed Fire Suppression Pond labeled with pond name or identification number

e) location of aviation or ground access resources and any other relevant emergency infrastructure

7.1.2 Details for all Proposed Fire Suppression Pond shall include:
a) Pond name and/or identification number

b) description of pond refill mechanism: groundwater, diversion on the stream channel (on-channel pond), diversion off the stream channel (provide name of ditch filling pond), or well (include well permit number)

c) listing of any water rights associated with the pond, including relevant Water Court decree number

d) description of how the pond meets the requirements of these Rules

e) description of how each the pond meets the following requirements outlined in 37-80-124(10)(a), C.R.S.:
I. The pond existed with the same or greater surface area as of June 1, 1972, (include historical aerial photo, USGS quad map, or other source of information)

II. The surface area does not exceed six acres (include current aerial photo or USGS quad map showing current pond surface area)

III. Any decreed storage rights for the pond are limited to use within the pond and only for livestock watering, wildlife, or other nonconsumptive uses

IV. The pond is not included as a structure in a decreed plan for augmentation, an appropriative right of exchange, or a state-approved substitute water supply plan, and

V. The designation of the pond as a Fire Suppression Pond will not result in more than thirty total surface acres of Fire Suppression Ponds in the county.

7.1.3 Details for each Proposed Fire Suppression Pond identified for Ground Resource access should include:
a) a detailed map or annotated aerial photo showing:
I. location or intended location of dry hydrant(s)

II. location of access road and vehicle turning area

b) description of typical seasonal fluctuation in water level

c) a geo-tagged photo of the pond from all access points is recommended, but not required.

7.1.4 Details for each Proposed Fire Suppression Pond identified for Aviation Resource access should include:
a) a detailed map or annotated aerial photo showing:
I. the height of nearby obstacles and distance from pond perimeter

II. pond diameter

b) description of typical seasonal fluctuation in water level and available information on pond depth

7.1.5 A table, provided in the following format, summarizing the name and locations of Proposed Fire Suppression Ponds, which includes the following information:

Name and/or identification number

Type (ground, aviation, or both)

Area (acres)

Latitude

Longitude

UTM X

UTM Y
a) Pond name, type (ground access, aviation access, or access by both ground and aviation), surface area (acres, to the tenth of an acre),

b) Pond point location in both Latitude and Longitude (in Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM), which is the IAW interagency GPS standards for suppression activities) and UTM coordinates (the standard used by the Division of Water Resources).
I. Datum should be submitted in WGS 84 format,

7.1.6 In any application to the State Engineer for the designation of more than one Proposed Fire Suppression Pond, where the cumulative proposed acreage exceeds 30, the board of county commissioners, in consultation with its Fire Protection District or Fire Authority, will include information about which ponds should be prioritized within the borders of the county.

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