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<br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br /> <br />board. The board may adopt bylaws to govern its own procedure. <br />SECTION 4. 37-91-104 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is <br />amended BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW <br />PARAGRAPHS to read: <br />37-91-104. Duties of the board. (1) The board shall: <br />(I) ASSURE PROTECTION OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES AND THE <br />PUBLIC HEALTH BY ORDERING THE NONDESTRUCTIVE INVESTIGATION. <br />ABANDONMENT, REPAIR, DRILLING, REDRILLING, CASING, RECASING, <br />DEEPENING, OR EXCA V A TION OF A WELL WHERE IT FINDS SUCH ACTION TO <br />BE NECESSARY TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE OR RULES <br />PROMULGATED BY THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO THIS ARTICLE OR TO <br />PROTECT GROUND WATER RESOURCES AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH. <br />(m) EXISTING WELLS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED IN COMPLIANCE <br />WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THEIR <br />CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT BE REOUIRED TO BE REPAIRED. REDRILLED. OR <br />OTHERWISE MODIFIED TO MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS FOR WELL <br />CONSTRUCTION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE OR THE RULES ADOPTED BY <br />THE BOARD. ANY SUCH WELLS THAT PRESENT AN IMMINENT THREAT TO <br />PUBLIC HEALTH OR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION MAY BE ORDERED TO <br />BE REPAIRED OR ABANDONED. THE REMEDIAL ACTION REOUIRED BY THE <br />BOARD FOR SUCH WELLS SHALL BE THE MINIMUM REPAIR NECESSARY TO <br />REMOVE THE THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR OF GROUNDWATER <br />POLLUTION. AN ORDER TO ABANDON A WELL THAT IS ISSUED UNDER THIS <br />ARTICLE IS NOT A DETERMINATION OF:INTENT TO ABANDON ANY WATER <br />RIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WELL. <br />SECTION 5. The introductory portion to 37-91-105 (2) and <br />37-91-105, (2) (c), (2) (d), and (6), Colorado Revised Statutes, are <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />045 <br />