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DRAFT— FOR COMMENT PURPOSES ONLY <br /> 9/29/2025 <br /> Rule 3. Scope and Purpose of the Rules <br /> 3.1 Scope <br /> These Rules apply to all surface water Diversions, Groundwater Diversions, and the storage, <br /> release, and delivery of surface water and Groundwater located within Water Division 5, as <br /> defined in section 37-92-201(1)(e), C.R.S., with the following exceptions: <br /> 3.1.1 Permitted or unregistered wells that operate pursuant to the provisions of section <br /> 37-92-602(1), C.R.S.; <br /> 3.1.2 Ponds used for the limited purposes of livestock watering, wildlife watering, fire <br /> protection, or any combination thereof that are not filled by a Diversion from a <br /> natural stream; <br /> 3.1.3 Head stabilization ponds that are part of the conveyance and application of water <br /> and do not Divert water independently of the Diversion under the Water Right, <br /> and do not store water for more than 72 hours; <br /> 3.1.4 Surface water Diversions, including springs, that are Diverted at a rate not <br /> exceeding 15 gallons per minute and are used for the limited purposes of domestic <br /> use in no more than three single-family dwellings, fire protection, watering of <br /> domestic animals, the irrigation of not over one acre of home gardens and lawns, <br /> livestock watering on farms and ranches, wildlife watering, or any combination <br /> thereof; <br /> 3.1.5 Erosion control dams, as described in section 37-87-122, C.R.S.; <br /> 3.1.6 The dewatering of geologic formations by the withdrawal of nontributary <br /> groundwater to facilitate or permit mining of minerals, as described in section 37- <br /> 90-137(7), C.R.S.; and <br /> 3.1.7 A Diversion Structure that is declared to be an Inactive Diversion Structure in <br /> accordance with Rule 9. <br /> These Rules do not require the measurement of the delivery of water through ditch laterals, <br /> domestic water taps, or other similar distribution structures after the water has already been <br /> Diverted or released from a Reservoir and measured. <br /> 3.2 Purpose <br /> The purpose of these Rules is to establish consistent and reliable standards to assist the State <br /> Engineer and Division Engineer in the administration, distribution, and regulation of water in <br /> 2 <br />