BOARD00534

• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1998
• Description: 1998 Legislative Issues - Amendments to the Ground Water Management Act of 1965
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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DETERMINATION OF GROUND WATER TO BE W\TIIDRA WN BY THE WELL HAS
BEEN MADE PURSUANT TO PARA.GRAPH (c) OF THIS SUBSECTION (7).
(III) THE APPLICATION FOR A WELL PERMIT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE
A REPLACEMENT PLAN IF ONE IS REQUIRED TO REPLACE ANY DEPLETIONS

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TO ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS CAUSED DUE TO WITHDRAWAL OF GROUND WATER
FROM THE DAWSON, DENVER, AR.AJlAHOE, OR LARANIlE-Fox HILLS
AQUIFERS AND THE REQUIRED PLAN HAS NOT BEEN .AJlPROVED PURSUANT
TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBSECTION '(7). THE PUBLICATION AND,
HEARING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO AN
APPLICATION FOR SUCH A REPLACEMDlT PLAN.
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(IV) THE A..'lNUAL AMOUNT OF WITHDRAWAL ALLOWED IN ANY
WELL PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (7) SHALL BE LESS THA.."l
OR EQUAL TO THE .AJvIOUNT DETERMINED PURSUANT TO P AR....ORAPH (C) OF
THIS SCBSECTION (7) AND MAY, IF SO PROVIDED BY ANY SUCH

15 DETERMINATION, PROVIDE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT OF SUCH
16 ."..\10l11"T TO CONFORM TO THE ACTUAL AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS

17 El'iCOC'JTERED UPON DRILLING OF THE WELL OR TEST HOLES.

18 (8) THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO
19 ISSCE OR DENY WELL PER1\.\ITS UNDER THIS ScCTIOK THE COMMISSION
20 SHALL CONSIDER ANY RECOMMENDATION BY GROUND WATER

. 21 1\1.~AGEMENI DISTRICTS CO'JCER.NING WELL PER.\1IT APPLICATIONS UNDER

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23 SECTION 6. .-'\rticle 90 of title 37. Colorado Revised Statutes, is
24 amended BY THE ADDITION OF A ",EW SECTIO", to read:

25 37-90-107.5. Replacement plans. ANY PERSON DESIRING TO

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OBV.N .-\N APPROV.-\L OF A REPL.-\CE\,IE;-.iT PL.".." \VITHIN THE BOUNDARIES

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