WSP04675

• File Number: 8543
• Description: Closed Basin Division
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 9/29/1982
• Title: Agenda Item 12b - October 7 1982 - Board Meeting -- Approval to Construct Stage 3 Salvage Wells - Closed Basin Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION SOARD
823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203

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October 7, 1982

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WHEREAS, Public Law 92-514, as amended by Public Law 96~375,
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to
as the "Secretary," to construct, operate, and maintain the
Clo.sed Basin Division, San Luis Valley project, Colorado, herein-
after referred to as the "project" 1 and

WHEREAS, Section 101 (b) of said public law. provides that:.
"Construction of the p;'oject may be undertaken in such units or
. stages. as in the determination .of the Secretary will best serve
project requirements and meet water needs: . provided, That con-
structionof each of the successive units or stages after stage 1
of said project shall be undertaken only with the consent of the
Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Rio Grande Water
Conservation District '" "rand

WHEREAS, the Secretary, act ing through the U, 8, Bureau of
Reclamation, desires to initiate the drilling of salvage wells
and the acquisition of land needed for such wells in stage 3 of
the project in federal fiscal year 1983 in order that such wells
might be pump tested so that data can be obtained for the subse-
quent design of pumps and distribution pipes1 and

WHEREAS, all such wells will be capped after test pumping
and not placed into production until the Colorado. Water.
Conservation Board and the Rio Grande Water Conservation District
consent to the same.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board. in regular session assembled at AlaIilosa,
COlorado, this 7th' day of October, 1982, that the Board does
hereby consent to the drilling of salvage wells and the acquisi-
tion of the land needed for such wells in stage 3 of the project
so long as: (1) all such wells are capped after being pumped
tested and not put into prOduction until the consent of the
Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Rio Grande Water
Conservation District has been given to place such wells in pro-
duction, (2) the project proceeds in substantial conformity with
the Definite Plan Report for said project, (3) the U.8. Bureau of
Reclamation proceeds with diligence in the construction .of stages
1-2 of the project, and (4) construction of such wells is in com-
pliance with applicable state law.

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