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<br />cl <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />the natur~l flow Of groundwater in the alluvium. The study also notes <br />that bedrock wells used for sustained high yields for towns or industries <br />should.be spaced at least one mile from other bedrock wells. <br /> <br />As the study recommended, Lost Creek Basin was formed April 26, 1968 <br />and designated as a groundwater basin. It is therefore under the rules <br />and regulations of the Colorado Groundwater Commission rather than the <br />State Engineer. Within the Lost Creek Basin is the Lost Creek Groundwater <br />Management District of which Keenesburg is a part. Chris Whales of <br />Bennett, Colorado is the chairman for the district at the current <br />time. <br /> <br />As a designated groundwater basin, the water is not adjudicated as surface <br />waters normally are and is not controlled by judicial courts. Where <br />deep wells were adjudicated prior to the formation of the groundwater <br />basin, the wells will be recognized in their priority. <br /> <br /> <br />As a method for determining the availability of new wells, the groundwater <br />basin is considered as one big aquifer. The availability of the water <br />for a specific piece of property, assuming that the water has not already <br />been appropriated on that property, is based on one 1/100 of the water <br />that is available from the aquifer for the area of land. This is assuming <br />that it will take 100 years to use up the avail.able water from the aquifer <br />and it is allowed that one 1/100 of this amount may be used per year <br />provided that this water has not already been appropriated by other users. <br /> <br />Therefore, there are presently no water rights adjudicated to the Town <br />from the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer but water rights have been appropriated <br />in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Colorado Groundwater <br />Commission and the Lost Creek Groundwater Management District. The Town <br />wells are registered with the State Engineerls office. These wells have <br />been described in more detail in Chapter II, paragraph E - PHYSICAL ASSETS. <br /> <br />IV- 6 <br />