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<br />(,'mer pivot technology ,-onlrihu{t.J to .In inlTe,l~e in
<br />well pllmpjll~ in ,he' South Pl.ml' Ri\Tf [h;in in thl'
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<br />Color.Hlo water li',c:r~ h<.'g.lTl nOlicing th.lt thi, pumping
<br />intcrtcrcJ wilh surl:Kt" \tfl".lmtlnw\. Tht' pumping ,lid
<br />in r,tn irnpelk llu\\,\ h~. illter.:eplJllg water th,J{ nornl.ll-
<br />I~' pt'T(o!JteJ lu.:k III the ri\t'f\ .mJ '.aC,lnl'i. .\tmy
<br />beg,In louking ,It W.l~'\ 10 regul.ltt: (he hl.rt'roture unreg-
<br />ulJted pumping tlf groundw.ltt'r.
<br />The fir~t ,mempt to ntJhli~h a Iq~JI prl'll1.lenll' t~lr
<br />well pumping occurred in ]9"~ when thl' Culllr,ldll
<br />k'gisl.Ilure pas.\eJ the (;rollndwJtcr .\t.m.lgernenl Ad.
<br />This ALl rt'Ljuirt.d tlwnns to rq~i\tcr JIl welk ,\lure \ig-
<br />nificanl W,l;; the pmvi\ioll lllduding grounJw,llt'r
<br />under [he Colur.IJo I)ocrrine otI'wlr Appropri,ltil'n
<br />,lod mbieu to the w,nn right\ priority ~y\tern.
<br />The IllJjur impctu\ tllT (;:\SP Llnll' in j')b9 with
<br />Ihe pJ...\\<lge of\\'Jtcr Right\ Determinatiun .lIld
<br />Administr.uioll Act. Tlti\ ,1(( allowt.'d well owner\ to
<br />t.tke water OIH-o(-priorit~, only if J p1.ll1 tl)f rl'pLtcing
<br />th.1I watl'r w;)}; ,'ppron>d b~' thl' W;IH'r court, It ,It\O pro-
<br />vided the tlrst kg.!l definition of all ;Hlgl11t.'lll,uion pLIll.
<br />This law re-emph.l,ileJ th,\t wdl w,ltt>r .llld ,1ITt;ICt.
<br />WatCT would hoth h,l\"l' the \,lnll> \t,nu, under the priori-
<br />t~' system. Since tht> JJ.te of approrri,uion of <1 watt.t
<br />wdI i~ typica.lly lalt'r thJ.Il [he dJ.te of .1ppropri,lIion of ,\
<br />"JirtTt t10w right" from J ri\'fr. the "uIr' or \hutJnwn
<br />order pl,lCed on wdh from ,1 ,,'nim w,l1t'r right (lWllt>r
<br />would keep well, hum kg;llly pumping Juring the criti-
<br />cII growing 'ea,on, A mt'thod W:I\ ,hell deH~lol't'd 10
<br />,IItOW wd!, to npaJte in (ompli,lIl.:e with tht'l.m.
<br />Th\. mClhod i, h,l\t.J on the idt".llh,l{ if thl' dTen of
<br />well pumping un the tlowing \trt"lm i~ l..11rn'ctcd tll tht.
<br />nornl.ll ~lJte, b~' putting repl.lCement watn into the
<br />~tre,lm, then lhe well, should ht> .llJoweJ III operatt> as
<br />mllal. Placing well walt'r directly intlllhe '"ITt''' water
<br />rights admtnj~lrJ.tion \yl,tnn, thi, ,Ict haJ the ctlect of
<br />forcing wdl owner' to develop WJ.~'\ (0 keep from
<br />injuring, usualt~. more senior ~llr/dce ~tre.llll tights, Tht'
<br />methoJ devised Jllowll1g well~ to oper;lll' in (urnph-
<br />ance with the bw i~ ":;lJled augmcntation ,llld led to thl'
<br />cre;JtiOfl of ..In organi/.Hioll (GASP) 10 de.11 with the
<br />implementation of such I'lam,
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<br /><1l1gmt'lll.ltilln pl.lll~ t~:'r thl' lhou~,HlJ, of well owncrs
<br />in Ihe South Pl.ltte f{in~r I-\,I~ill, 'Ii, till thi\ nn.J Cr\SP
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<br />appropriated. rtUber tlum being ,m argu.
<br />ment against the plans for augmentation. is
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<br />ingenuity of persons seeking to m,u'mllU
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<br />How Do I Become A Memher?
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<br />110\""' t\.luch Does it Cost?
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<br />(Kelly Ram:h ", 5E Colorado WCD (1976])
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<br />The pr(lce~" i, art l'."Y OTIC Regtn h.\' (Ont,I\lll1g th,'
<br />C:\:'1P oil-Ice ..1.[ (3031 H(l'"':;'2')/'l.
<br />.\Iemher, mmr commit In C:\\I' rnernl-x'r,hip prIOr
<br />to .\ Lu(h I':;' of c,leh ~"C,H tn he enrmdrrt'd p;ut of tha.I
<br />~T'U\ ,lUgmenl.ltion !,I.tn. LUt, reneW;l] rt'quire\ Pl'I1.lI-
<br />t~. f'J.yment~. C:\SP tn lurn fUfIlt\he, the StJ.lc
<br />En~inecr\ (Hllce with J li\1 of nwrnhef' in ~pod
<br />,!.mJlng h~- .....pril ].:;, of c,Kh ~"C.H.
<br />r.Kh \"CJ.r nWl1lher~ .lTl' rt'quired tP rq10rt \\dl
<br />pumpmg rl'corJ,!o (--;.'\\J~ Thl" lllcludl'\ ttK type 01
<br />irrigJtion, Jmllunt of J(re-fet.t pump,'d. Cf()p~ f:rowll,
<br />and electric.ll pown U\.lp:l'. Thi, detcrmmes lb,'
<br />aTlltltllH of (,.-\:'1f' unit, th.u (';1(h lm'mht'f ,l(tjuire"
<br />Ci\SP ,,1,0 proyiJl" the 'i[.1Il" Fn!,-lIh't'r wnh .In e~ti-
<br />mJte of the gfollnd\\;lICr which i" Illernher\ will wlth-
<br />Jr,}\\' for th~' \llh\nlUt'llt yt.'J.r J.~ wdl.l\ ,10 ,K(OlJllllllg
<br />of the ;lI1H1Unt withdr.n\ n during [ht. pre\I011~ 'it',l\OIl,
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<br />Annu,ll t(...~ ,Ire IMwd on lhl' ,Ull'lWlt nfwa!er th.lI ..I. wdl
<br />nwnt'r pump' dUTlng the ~e;u, I'or e;llh I Of) J.cr~'-fen of
<br />WJ!l"f purnp'"l.L or pori ion of th,u MllOunt. one unit of
<br />GAS!' llll'mlx'l'lhip l111N he f'urdu.....J, For tltu'>l' ~x"l.'ple
<br />~'t.'killg mt'mher\rup in (~A.s!' I~'r tht' tirst tilllC, thc initial.
<br />or ~1,lflUp 1('1:, is h.L\t"<.\ on ,lccumul,ltI\t. al1nu,u f,"t~ ..ince
<br />C:\~l' \tartl'd in ]'r2, In ]')'12 lhl' \t,lrtUP Irt. i~ $]3JO per
<br />111111, which indudl's tlte prl>o,(:!lt S ]2() ,mnll.tl a'>'<'>'rTlt'l1l.
<br />Once '1('l-ptt.J ,b ..I. m~'ml'Jt'r th... well {lWnt'r pJ.~'S unly Ihc
<br />,lllnu;u .l-~\('\,ment. If ..I. pr~'\"iou~ ml'mhcr rt'Ljlll'H~ rt>inqJ.le-
<br />mellt ,Uld h,b tx"t.'llllut of GAST' tor more than thrl"C \"I..'J.r\
<br />tht.....lre requirl"t\ W p.W Ihl' full ,l"t~,m~'nt In get hJ.:k in,
<br />-i'he J.nnll,J ,lw:...~ml:nt i\\t>{ by uw Hoard 01" Dirl\:"tors.
<br />who .m' ;U"I CASP rnt'mhl'r~. ea,-h [)n:l'l11fx'r ti)r the 101-
<br />lowing ~'l.,H, \'\'Jter n:ma.l t~"t.~, Co1pit.11 irnpro\'crnl'nt!o.
<br />in\"{~tment'. J.nd (If'Cratill~ l"XPI.'Il\t'S di,tate the amount
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<br />Who Bclonll' to GASP?
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<br />Thne arc] 'I'lll indiviJu,ll well ow nen who bdlll1g
<br />to C:\Sf'. Apl'TOxim,uely 3u':;'o wells ..1.[(' covered
<br />unJn the C;\..,P J.ugmcntJ.tion pbn. (;A:'1[' memher,
<br />'ITctdl from (he upper re;jchc_, of tht' \Ol!t!J PI.Htt
<br />Ri...er n~'.lr birp],'~- to thc ;\ebrd\k.i st,He lull' nc.tr
<br />Juleshurg, ,md indudl' J.grit"ultur,ll. munil.:ip,\1. ,md
<br />(ornmercial welk
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