DWR_4535774

• Board or Commission: Colorado Ground Water Commission
• Document Type - Board and Commission Meetings: Meeting Document
• Document Date: 8/15/2025
• Subject: Meeting Minutes

Ground Water Commission Meeting Minutes Page 16
August 14 Ft 15, 2025
Commissioner Keeler commented that he liked how Rule 13 was written as-is,
and it may cause issues with Staff receiving multiple unique forms from
different Objector's Attorneys, rather than one standardized form provided by
the Commission.
Ms. Mete wondered if the customized forms would be limited to Objectors
represented by Counsel, or if pro-se parties could also use customized forms.
Mr. Jones responded that he believed limiting customized objection forms to
parties represented by Counsel would probably be best practice, but he is open
to discussion about it.
Commissioner Pautler agreed that some good points have been raised, and
thought it may be beneficial to clarify in the form that it might be too soon in
the process for an Objector to always be able to state their basis of objection
without knowing all the facts regarding the application.
Commissioner Payne asked if water quality would be considered impairment or
injury.
Mr. Jones thought water quality could be considered impairment.
Ms. Sarah Brucker thought that an objection related to water quality could be
accepted, and left to the Hearing Officer for a decision.
Commissioner Hume and Commissioner Diaz thought that moving this agenda
item to November would be beneficial, so that all Commissioners could be
present for the discussion.
Ms. Mete mentioned she will work with Commissioner Noble on some additional
edits and review for the proposed rule changes in preparation for discussion at
the November meeting. Mr. Jones added that he would be willing to send over
written comments to Ms. Mete and Commissioner Noble.
c) Process for amending erroneously issued Determinations of Facts:
Ms. Sarah Brucker representing Staff addressed the Commission, and reminded
the Commission that this agenda item includes situations where Determinations
of Facts were issued erroneously on lands that were not owned by the
Applicant. Staff has proposed a pathway for correcting determinations in these
situations. DWR would first request evidence showing the determination was
issued in error. If it was agreed that the determination was erroneous, Staff
will complete form GWS-67A (Application to Correct a Determination of Water
Right) for each determination, and the Commission will pay the cost of the