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engineer design the system, and a qualified contractor with <br />Questions 16 Ask Before <br />experience in the local area install it. Remember to plan ahead <br />Buying <br />• what are the permitted uses of <br />and become aware of requirements. Colorado is a "buyer <br />this watt? <br />beware" state. This means the buyer is solely responsible for <br />• How is the wets cantictad, <br />and do you have VI of the <br />becoming informed and aware of existing and possible future <br />�y <br />Well drillers log ant Vmp <br />conditions of the property and its well and septic system. <br />instatter's.report? = <br />o May I have a copy of the well <br />If a realtor is aware of any situations involving contaminated <br />and seRtic�permlts? <br />or limited supplies of water, he or she should disclose it to a <br />�; -this property in a subdivision, <br />potential buyer. A realtor may not disclose this information or <br />dtif so; may I see a copy of the <br />may not be aware of the current or possible future situation. A <br />. at? <br />What Is the average well yield <br />seller should also disclose this information when selling a <br />and has this weU ever gone dry? <br />home. However, the best way to be sure is to ask questions. <br />• Have there bn any water <br />quality or quantity issues in the <br />Insist on having the well tested for quantity and quality as a <br />past? <br />condition in your purchase contract. <br />• Do you experiend'e colored <br />water during spnng iUn -off? <br />The Colorado Division of Water Resources requires <br />• Has the well ever.,tean - <br />notification when well ownership (land or house ownership) <br />chlorinated, and if So" ;-.why and <br />changes. This happens most often when a property is sold. <br />66w recently? <br />* ias a w ater qualiis # y es# been <br />While making this change does not currently require a fee, it is <br />performed recently, and if so, did <br />recommended that you contact the state for specifics. <br />it pass? <br />• May I see a copy of the water <br />A permit to drill a water well is tied to a specific location or <br />p p <br />4eitty tests, including who took <br />parcel of land, therefore, the permit rights and allowances stay <br />fheamples and their <br />with the property. Thus, a change in ownership of the well <br />qulificattons? <br />•.ley or treatment equipment <br />does not affect the conditions or limitations under which the <br />p R, acid it so, why and has it <br />well can be used. If the new owner wishes to change or <br />been marntalned? <br />expand the use of the well beyond those uses granted by the <br />• DO yott ;"itd having the weA <br />test <br />t e ti an uality <br />d + utanty d q <br />existin he or she would have to apply to the state for a <br />g permit, <br />before- flthe sates <br />new permit to change the use of the existing well. <br />contra <br />• Howdy Septic system <br />ff "last inspected? <br />and whe" s <br />' Do youe n3ip#s showing <br />that the sttc syer as been <br />fi <br />pumped regulait <br />• Where are the y pll tSad, leach <br />field, and septicio'Olklocated, <br />and how far apart ale they? <br />"During the 19th and 20th centuries the valley's natural <br />resources were used intensively with little regard for <br />natural limitations and resulting impacts. The typical <br />resource users were mining, ranching and timbering. In <br />time, they became aware of proper resource <br />management and maintenance methods, and the valley's <br />natural resources and people benefited. Today, owners <br />of water wells and sewage disposal systems need to be <br />informed of proper methods of design, management and <br />maintenance for the benefit of their land, their <br />neighborhood and their valley." <br />Jeff 011inger <br />UAACOG Water Quality Planner <br />16 <br />