PROJ01966 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/PO #: C153794
• Contractor Name: Colorado Water Protective and Development Association
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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1. "Waters imported into the Arb.nsas River Basin" or .imported
waters. mean waters brought into the Arb.nsas River Basin from other river basins.

m. .Well user. means the owner of a water right to diven tributary
ground water in the Arb.nsas River Basin in Colorado and any person having the right to
use such a water right owned by another, including successors, lessees, contractees, or
assigns.

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, n. Any other term used in these Rules that is defined in Article 90 or
92, IS C.R.S. , or in Article m of lhe Arkansas River Compact, is used with the
meaning given therein.

Rule 3. Ground Water J?iversions and De,pletions Affectine Usable Stateline Flow.

Rule 3.1. Ground Water Diversions for Irrigation Use by Post-compact Ground
Water Rights Affecting Usable Statcline Flow. On or after Aprill, 1996, all diversions
of tributary ground water for irrigation use from the Valley Fill Aquifer and surfi.cia!
aquifers along the Arb.nsas River between Pueblo and ~ Statelinc by weU users having
water rights with a priority of, or junior to. December 14, 1948, shall be totally discon-
tinued unless depletions (0 usable Stateline flow caused. by such diversions are replaced in
accordance with a plan approved by lhe state and division engineers pursuant to these
Rules.

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Rule 3.2. Ground Water Diversions for Irrigation Use By Decreed Pre-Compact
Ground Water Rights Affecting Usable Stateline Flow. On or after Aprill, 1996, all
diversions of tributary ground water for inigation use from the Valley Fill Aquifer and
surficial aquifers along the Arbnsas River between Pueblo and the Stateline by well
users having decreed pre-compact ground water rights shall be limited to an aggregate
total of 15,000 acre-feet per year (November I through October 31) unless depletions to
usable Stateline flow caused by diversions of amounts grc..ater than 15,000 acre-feet per
year are replaced in accordance with a plan approved by the state and division engineers
pursuant to these Rules.

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Rule 3.3. Pre-compact Pumpine Allowances. For the purpose of implementing
Rule 3.2, each decreed pre-compaa ground water right for irrigation use from the Valley
Fill Aquifer and surficial aquifers along the Arkansas River between Pueblo and the
Stateline shall be allocated an annual pre-compact pumping allowance for the purpose of
determining depletions to usable Stateline flow. The anntlal pre-compact pumping
allowance for each decreed pre-compact ground water right for irrigation use shall be
determined by multiplying 15,000 acre-feet times the decreed capacity of that ground
water right, weighted depending on whether the ground water right is used as a supple-
mental or as a sole source supply, and dividing by the total weighted decreed capacity of
all decreed pre-compacl ground water rights for irrigation use. Ground water rights used
as a supplemental supply shall be given a weight of sixty percent (60%) and ground water
rights used as a sole source supply shall be given a weight of one-hundred percent

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