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Board Policy No 2014-1 (Corrected) Page 2 inaccurate. Therefore, this Policy 2014-1 corrects those statutory references and includes no additional substantive edits from the original Policy adopted April 1, 2014. DISCUSSION Under the provisions of sections 37-90-107 and 37-90-137, C.R.S., the Colorado Ground Water Commission and the State Engineer, respectively, issue well permits for gravel pits and ponds that expose groundwater to the atmosphere. Because such well permits contain the requirement that construction of a gravel pit "well" and pond "well" comply with the Board's Construction Rules, the Board issued Resolution 90-1 in 1990 to grant a general variance for gravel pit wells from certain inapplicable construction standards, and issued Board Policy 2000-4 to amend the exemption provided in Resolution 90-1 to include "pond wells." Board Policy 2000-4 also modified Resolution 90-1 to update and coordinate the rule numbers of the Resolution in accordance with the revised Construction Rules promulgated in 2000. The Water Well Construction Rules (2005) contain a number of specific provisions regarding the construction of gravel pit wells. Rule 10.1.6 exempts gravel pit wells permitted under sections 37-90-107(6) or 37-90-137(11), C.R.S., from the minimum construction and location standards of Rule 10, although the owner must ensure construction of such well prevents contaminants from entering the gravel pit well. Rule 15.1 exempts gravel pit wells from the requirement that all materials installed in wells must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Rule 17.1.4 prescribes an alternate form of a well construction report for the owner of a constructed gravel pit well. Resolution 90-1 and Board Policy 2000-4 were intended to clarify that "pond wells" are to be treated the same as "gravel pit wells" under the Construction Rules and the Board's internal variance approval process. This revision to those policies is intended to eliminate unnecessary provisions and streamline the Board's limited oversight of such "wells" under the Construction Rules and sections 37-91-109 and 37-91-110, C.R.S. POLICY Having considered the presentation, reviewed the material presented, and in furtherance of the concepts embraced in Resolution 90-1, Board Policy 2000-4, the Construction Rules, and sections 37-91-109 and 37-91-110, C.R.S., the Board hereby adopts the following policy: 1. Written requests for variance, as required by Rule 18, for gravel pit well construction or pond well construction shall not be required when such structures are permitted by the Colorado Ground Water Commission under the provisions of Section 37-90-107 and/or the State Engineer under the provisions of Section 37-90- 137, C.R.S. OCTAVE GEORGE ELOL It-�, La Veta, THERESA JEHN-DELLAPCRT, Golden, JAROD KLNTZ, Siedna, AN DREW fd. ROSS. Demet