Re:	Rules Adopted in Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking Docket No. 06R-501W

RULES REGULATING WATER UTILITIES, 4 CCR 723-5

BASIS AND PURPOSE
To ensure consistency, where possible, among the various sets of Commission rules, centralize common tariff and advice letter provisions in the Rules of Practice and Procedure and make conforming amendments to the substantive water rules, clarify and supplement customer notice provisions and related definitions, clarify records retention requirements regarding health, safety, and engineering standards, modify filing requirements, update customer deposit requirements, update meter testing requirements, clarify reporting requirements for utilities subject to simplified regulatory treatment, update incorporations by reference, make various stylistic, formatting, and grammatical changes, and update the rules to reflect the Commission’s new address.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
§§  40-2-108, 40-3-102, 40-3-103, 40-3-104.4, 40-4-101, 40-4-08, and 40-4-109, C.R.S.

Federal Authority

See materials incorporated by reference in rule 5008.  Incorporation by Reference.