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6. Section 34-32.5-117(3)(f)(VIII), C.R.S., states that an operator may <br /> provide proof of financial responsibility by submitting for Board approval evidence <br /> that the "operator is a department or division of state government or a unit of <br /> county or municipal government." As a water conservation district, Petitioner is a <br /> political subdivision of the State. § 37-45-112(7), C.R.S. <br /> 7. Rule 4.1.2 provides that no financial warranty shall be required if the <br /> operator is "a unit of municipal or county government" and submits a written <br /> guarantee, in lieu of financial warranty, stating that it will reclaim affected lands in <br /> compliance with the Act, Rules, and permit. As a water conservation district <br /> formed under the Colorado Water Conservancy Act, section 37-45-101, C.R.S., <br /> Petitioner is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado and is eligible for <br /> exemption from the requirement to submit a financial warranty under Rule 4.1.2. <br /> ORDER <br /> Based on the foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Board <br /> hereby GRANTS the petition of Central Colorado Water Conservancy District. <br /> Pursuant to Rule 4.1.2(2), Central Colorado Water Conservancy District will not be <br /> required to submit a financial warranty provided it submits a written guarantee, in <br /> lieu of financial warranty, that it will reclaim all affected lands in compliance with <br /> section 34-32.5-116, C.R.S., the Rules, and its permit. <br /> DONE AND ORDERED this _6 day of March 2025. <br /> FOR THE COLORADO MINED LAND <br /> RECLAMATION BOARD <br /> elI Wareham- it <br /> NOTICE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW RIGHTS <br /> This order becomes effective and final upon mailing. Any party adversely affected <br /> or aggrieved by agency action may commence an action for judicial review by filing <br /> a complaint with the district court within 35 days after the effective date of this <br /> order, pursuant to section 24-4-106, C.R.S. (2024) and the Colorado Rules of Civil <br /> Procedure. In the event that a complaint for judicial review is filed, designations of <br /> record made in accordance with section 24-4-106(6), C.R.S. should be served on the <br /> Board at: 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203, Attention: Camie <br /> Moj ar <br /> Central Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> Sweet Valley Pit, File No. M-2024-015 2 <br />