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<br />Enforcement Items and Actions <br /> <br />Enforcement actions performed by staff this quarter are summarized below: <br /> <br />Northern High Plains <br /> <br />-This quarter staff has been involved in an intensive effort to ensure that the State of Colorado meets its obligations pursuant to the Republican River Compact. Staff’s part in this <br /> effort requires that we ensure that all large capacity wells within the Northern High Plains Republican River Drainage Basin are being used within the confines of their final permits. <br /> This process requires a water commissioner, Dave Keeler, to visually inspect each large capacity well within the Northern High Plains. Upon identification of a violation, a “Show <br /> Cause” letter is sent to the well owner identifying the violation. This letter allows the owner a ten day response period, if at the end of the ten days the violation continues, a <br /> cease and desist order is issued subjecting the owner to fines in the amount of up to five hundred dollars for each day the cease and desist order is violated. This quarter staff prepared <br /> four show cause letters. They are listed below along with the rest of the enforcement actions performed by staff this quarter: <br /> <br /> <br />Central Yuma GWMD: <br />-Bill Cure has been using a stock well in a commercial operation, and to supplement an irrigation well. Mr. Cure has been contacted by both GWC staff and Aaron Nein of Central Yuma <br /> GWMD. We are currently working with Mr. Cure to correct the violation. <br /> <br />-Robert Pariset has been using a irrigation well to irrigate illegally expanded acres. On July 6, 2006 Mr. Pariset reduced his acreage to the permitted amount. A field inspection will <br /> be performed in August to ensure the Mr. Pariset remains in compliance. <br /> <br />Sandhills GWMD: <br />-Bill Cure has two irrigation wells that have been irrigating illegally expanded acres. A ten day show cause letter was sent to Mr. Cure. We have yet to receive a response. Staff is <br /> currently preparing cease and desist orders. <br /> <br />Arikaree GWMD: <br />-John Cure has two irrigation wells that have been irrigating illegally expanded acres. A ten day show cause letter was sent to Mr. Cure. We have yet to receive a response. Staff <br /> is currently preparing cease and desist orders. <br /> <br />Plains GWMD: <br />-Charles Schulte has been using an irrigation well to irrigate illegally expanded acres. A ten day show cause letter was sent to Mr. Schulte. We have yet to receive a response. Staff <br /> is currently preparing a cease and desist order. <br /> <br />Upper Black Squirrel <br />-Staff received information that J.H. Nardis has been using a small cap well for purposes exceeding domestic. Staff performed a field inspection which revealed that he is actually in <br /> compliance. The matter has been closed. <br /> <br />Lost Creek <br />-Manuel Guardado has been using a domestic permit for commercial use. Staff is currently working with Mr. Guardado to correct the violation. <br /> <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Staff is working on enforcement of meter requirements within the Republican River basin (Northern High Plains minus East Cheyenne MD). Plans are to require installation of acceptable <br /> metering by March of 2007, and ongoing biannual reporting of pumping. Identification of ownership of all wells is not complete. Any database or information on well ownership that <br /> the Management Districts may have and could provide would be useful. <br /> <br />Staff has been working with the Republican River Water Conservation District on the consultation process for their water conservation programs. <br /> <br />Staff has been working on migrating some of our Denver Basin Aquifer permitting information into digital format using GIS. <br /> <br />Staff has spent time performing field inspections for large capacity change of well location applications. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 3 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />August 18, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2006 Aug\StaffReportAug06.doc <br /> <br />C. MAX SMITH, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; DENNIS W. CORYELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Burlington; GRANT H. BLEDSOE, Wray; LARRY W. CLEVER, Grand Junction; <br />EARNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan; RALPH G. CURTIS, Alamosa; COREY M. HUWA, Roggen; FRANK P. JAEGER, Elizabeth; ROBERT R. LOOSE, Wiggins <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 3 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />August 4, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2006 Aug\StaffReportAug06.doc <br /> <br />ERNEST L. MIKITA, CHAIRMAN, Calhan; ANNE J. CASTLE, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Denver; JON B. BROWNELL, Hooper; EUGENE A. BAUERLE, Julesburg; DENNIS W. CORYELL, Burlington; <br />ROBERT R. LOOSE, Wiggins; LARRY CLEAVER, Grand Junction; RICHARD F. HUWA, Keenesburg; CHARLES “MAX” SMITH, Walsh <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 5 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />August 4, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2006 Aug\StaffReportAug06.doc <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 1 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />August 4, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2006 Aug\StaffReportAug06.doc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />StaffReportAug06.PDF <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Concurrence in Motion to Dismiss.pdf <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Joinder in Motion to Dismiss.pdf <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Motion to Dismiss Disgnation Prior to Publication.pdf <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Motion to Dismiss.pdf <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Movants' Reply to Motion to Dismiss.pdf <br />2006.08.18 06-gw-23 Petitioners' Response to Motion to Dismiss.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Attendance Record Hearings 1-3.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Commission Meeting and Activities.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Hearing on Exceptions.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Hearing on Publication of Petition.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Letter re. Kiowa-Bijou Groundwater Basin.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Maps.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Meeting Attendance Staff.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Memo for Procedure of Petition.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Motion Tally.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Newspaper Clippings.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Notice of Public Rulemaking Hearing.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Preliminary Eval of Box Elder Designated Basin.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Record of Proceedings Hearing on Rulemaking.pdf <br />2006.08.18 Record of Proceedings.pdf