PERMFILE111899

• Permit No: M2004047
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/11/2005
• Doc Name: Response to Adequacy Review Comments
• From: WSI Weiland Inc.
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Feb 11 OS 09:21a PRRTY of FIVE, LLP 303-404-0778
WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION BY THE WELL OWNER
You may construct the well andlor install pumping equipment yourself if the well is for your own use, is an
property you own, and is constructed or pumping equipment is installed with equipment owned and
operated by you, and provided you have passed a required examination as prescribed by the State Board
of Examiners of Water Weil Construction and Pump Installation Contractors ("Board'. It is our
resoonsibili to complete and submit the Well Construction and Test Report (Forth No. GWS-31) and/or
the Pump installation and Test Report (Form No. GWS-32)- These forms an: available from our website at
the following link: htto://www.water.state.co.us/oubsMieliforms.aso, or from any Division of Water
Resources office. The welt must be constructed and the pumping equipment installed th axordance with
the well constnlction standards of The $oard.
The WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION RULES and BOARD OF EXAMINERS RULES can be obtained
from our website at the fallowing link: http://www.water.state.co.us/Dubs/rule ren.aso: or purchased from
any Division of Water Resources office for a small fee. These Rules cover the minim_ um 2q_ulremeltts_far.
weH consfnrcdon, pump installation, disirifectlori, plugging and ~seaTng and coritr3ctor licensing regulations.
- If you are constructing your own well or installing pumping equipment, it is recommended that you obtain a
' copy of these Rules for reference.
The Well construcilon encl. pump installation reports including testing. of well yields and pumping systems
must be submitted to the offtce.M fhe State Engineer by the respective bontractors withlr. sixty (60) days of
• completion of the work or prior.to the expiration date of the permit,.vv icf~®ver is ea ier. Yolu contractor(s) .•.
must provide you with a copy of the Work report(s) filed with the State Engineer.
RULE 12 WELL TESTING
' 12.1 General--.The provisions of this rule establish minimum standards for the testing of waterweils.
Every well constructed for the purpose of producing ground watersfiall.be tested to detemnine: •
.. a. a stablized yield for the well; and'
' b. • the producfon rate of the equipment installed wFien thewell is placed into service- -
.12.2 Wall Yield Test - Tare yield of a well•shail~tie •detemi'ined~as a stabilized production r9te where the
withdrawal rate and the drawdown do not change bymdre than 10 % during the last hour of the test The
'test shall demonstrate that e~rer. ~ -
a. the well is capable of producing the permitted pumping rate far the weii; or
b. that the ma>amum yield of the Well is less than the permitted production rate.
12.3 Responsibility for Well Yield Test ~= 1Nell cnnstructiori contractors are. responsible for
performing the well yield test and submitting. the test data fn the State Engineer.' . K the .construction
contractor also installs the production equipment the well yield test may be combined tvitl~ the production
- -.- -equipment-test,-provide that-the-test-meets-the-requirements-of-Ruler2.3:~he tx~nnstrudion contractor-- - -
may forgo the well yield test N he pn show that a licensed pump installer will perform the well yield test
with the permanent production equipment within thirty (30) days of completion of construction of the well. H
the pump installation contractor performs the well yield test, helshe shall submit the test information on the
Pump Installation and Test Report _
12.4 Production Equipment Test -The production equipment Installed in wells shall be tested to
ensure R is functioning"as designed. The test shall demonstrate the production capaaty or th@ equipment
as actually installed in the well. • It is the responsibility of the person installing the pumping system to ensure
that the production from the well complies with the conditions of the permit
12.5 Responsibility for Production Equipment Test -Pump installation contractors are responsible
for testi{rg the production equipment installed in a weii upon wmpietion of their work. If the well
construction contractor detemrined the well yiekt and submitted a report, the pump installer need not
perform another well yield test If the pump installer does not perform a well yield test with the permanent
production equipment, he shall perform a production equipment test and report the data (results) to the.
State Engineer on the Pump Installation and Test Report
Wells to be plugged and sealed must be plugged. in acwrdance with of the Water Welf
Construction Rules. A Well Abandonment P,eport; Form No. GWS-9 must be submitted to confirm
plugging and sealing of the well. This form is available from our website at the tollowing link.:
htta:/hvww.water.state.co.us/Dubs/weliiortns.a~, or from any Division of Water Resources office. The
specific rules for plugging and sealing wells are found on the reverse side of the W ail Abandonment Report
form, or under Rule 16 of the Water Well Construction Rules.