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set forth in section 37-90-103 (2), C.R.S. <br />(III) Each drill hole shall be securely capped at a minimum depth that is compatible <br />with local cultivation practices or at a minimum of two feet below either the original land <br />surface or the collar of the hole, whichever is lower. The cap shall be made of concrete or <br />other material which is satisfactory for such capping and the site shall be backfilled above <br />the cap to the original land surface. <br />(IV) If a drill hole is to be ultimately used as or converted to a water well, the user <br />shall comply with the applicable provisions of title 37, C.R.S. <br />(V) Each drill site shall be reclaimed pursuant to section 34-32.5-116, including, if <br />necessary, reseeding if grass or a crop was destroyed. <br />(b) Abandonment in the manner provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (7) shall <br />occur immediately following the drilling of the hole and the probing for construction <br />materials in the exploration process; except that a drill hole may be maintained as temporarily <br />abandoned without being plugged, sealed, or capped. However, no drill hole that is to be <br />temporarily abandoned without being plugged, sealed, or capped shall be left in such a <br />condition as to allow fluid communication between aquifers. Such temporarily abandoned <br />drill holes shall be securely covered in a manner that will prevent injury to persons and <br />animals. <br />(c) No later than sixty days after the completion of the abandonment of a drill hole <br />that has artesian flow at the surface, the person conducting the exploration shall submit to <br />the head of the office a report containing the location of such hole to within two hundred feet <br />of its actual location, the estimated rate of flow of such artesian flow, if known, and a <br />description of the technique used to plug such drill hole. Such report shall be confidential <br />and shall not be a matter of public record. <br />(d) No later than twelve months after the completion of the abandonment of a drill <br />hole, the person conducting the exploration shall file with the head of the office a report <br />containing the location of the hole to the nearest forty-acre legal subdivision and the facts of <br />the technique used to plug, seal, or cap the hole. Such report and the information in such <br />report shall be confidential and shall not be a matter of public record.. <br />(e) The head of the office may waive, upon written application filed with the director, <br />any of the administrative provisions of this subsection (7) that pertain to aquifers. <br />(8) The board shall inspect explored lands within ninety days after receiving <br />notification from the person exploring the lands that reclamation has been completed. If the <br />board finds the reclamation satisfactory, it shall release all applicable performance and <br />financial warranties. The financial warranty shall not be held for more than sixty days after <br />satisfactory completion. <br />(9) The board and the office are authorized to inspect any ongoing exploration <br />operation or any exploration operation prior to the request for release of performance and <br />financial warranties in order to determine compliance with this article. <br />34-32.5-114. Protests and petitions for a hearing. An aggrieved person has the <br />right to file written objections to and any person has the right to file; written statements in <br />support of an application for a permit and to petition for a hearing. Such protests or petitions