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<br />.. ... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Governor Romer - Kansas v. Colorado <br />March 21, 1994 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />case. <br /> <br />11. When will the state Engineer undertake administrative <br />actions? <br /> <br />In 1994, the state Engineer will be promulgating rules <br />requ~r~ng wellowners to' provide accurate data on use of <br />groundwater by wells. In 1995, additional rules will be <br />promulgated requiring reduction in pumping by post-compact <br />wells unless properly augmented. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />Why should water users in the Arkansas River <br />now, when they have been operating under <br />permits? Isn't this the state's fault for <br />administer water users? <br /> <br />be curtailed <br />state-issued <br />failing to <br /> <br />The Special Master did criticize Colorado's administration of <br />post-compact wells. However, groundwater pumping has been <br />regulated pursuant to rules and regulations since 1969. A <br />well permit is simply a permit to drill a well. It does not <br />confer water rights, nor does it give the irrigator an <br />unlimited right to divert water in violation of interstate <br />compacts. An analogy might be that the state issuing a <br />driver's license does not authorize drivers to speed, or to <br />drink and drive. <br /> <br />,I <br />