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<br />..1 f' <br /> <br />filed if well owners fail to comply with cease and desist orders issued by the Division <br />Engineer. The Water Court has issued orders to 130 wells requiring compliance with the <br />rules. Nineteen (19) wells are currently the subject of pending court actions. Current <br />enforcement efforts are focusing on wells located in the Fountain Creek alluvium. <br /> <br />Amendments to the 1994 Measurement Rules <br /> <br />The State Engineer has over a year and a half of experience with operation under the <br />1994 Measurement Rules. Based upon the knowledge gained during this period, the State <br />Engineer is currently preparing amendments to the 1994 Measurement Rules in an effort to <br />clarify certain rules, ensure data quality and reduce unnecessary paperwork. The <br />amendments are planned to be adopted by the State Engineer and filed with the Water Court <br />in Water Division 2 prior to the end of February, 1996. The amendments are expected to <br />be in force by June or July, 1996. <br /> <br />At the time of this report the amendments are still in draft stage. It is expected that <br />the amendments will address the following: <br /> <br />Rule 2.A.l regarding the definition of a "compound or complex system" will be <br />clarified by defining compound system and complex system. "Compound system" <br />will be defined as a system where more than one electrical device is operated from <br />the same electric power meter. "Complex system" will be defined as any system <br />where the total dynamic head at the pump will vary due to multiple discharge <br />locations in a pipeline, or where the method of delivery will vary between open <br />discharge, gated pipe, or sprinkler system during a single irrigation season. <br /> <br />Rule 3.1 will be amended to add calibration and testing to the State Engineer's <br />authority for developing standards and specifications. The rule will also be amended <br />to clarify when an installed flow meter is considered to be within accurate working <br />condition. Accurate working condition will be when the indicated flow of the meter <br />is within plus or minus 5% of an . independent field measurement made using <br />calibrated test equipment. <br /> <br />Rule 3.4 will be amended to strengthen the accuracy of flow measuring equipment. <br />Under the current rule, all flow measuring equipment utilized in verification of <br />accuracy and working condition in the field and/or rating of wells must provide an <br />accuracy within plus or minus 5 % of the field equipment. The amendment will <br />require accuracy of the test equipment to be within plus or minus 2 % . <br /> <br />A new Rule 3.5 will be added to ensure accuracy of power coefficients. The rule <br />will require a re-rating of power coefficients when: a new or re-worked pump or <br />motor is installed on the well; if the well is re-worked to change the yield of the well; <br /> <br />10 <br />