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<br /> <br /> <br />Enforcement Items and Actions <br />Enforcement actions performed by staff this quarter are summarized below: <br /> <br />NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS <br />Sand Hills GWMD <br />- Staff continues to works with the Attorney General’s office to enforce cease and desist orders issued to William Cure of Cure Land LLC for the illegal irrigation of expanded acres. <br /> The District Court has entered a default judgment in favor of the Commission, including penalty and attorney’s fees, and the Commission has filed a motion for contempt of court to <br /> enforce compliance and payment. <br /> <br />Central Yuma GWMD <br />- Birdsall Young was identified as using an irrigation well to irrigate illegally expanded acres. Staff is currently working with Mr. Young to reach compliance with the Final Permit. <br /> <br />KIOWA BIJOU GWMD <br />- Staff investigated a complaint regarding illegal use of a small capacity well to fill a pond. A violation has been verified and staff is working with the owners to correct the violation. <br /> <br /> <br />- Staff investigated a complaint involving two small capacity wells being used for un-permitted irrigation (in excess of two acres). A field inspection was performed, and one of the <br /> wells was identified as being used in violation of its permit. The well owner has since shut down this small capacity well, as it was required to be abandoned as one of the terms and <br /> conditions of a replacement permit. <br /> <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />The petitions by Mr. Richard Uhrick and Mr. Craig Kroskob to alter the boundaries of the Kiowa-Bijou Designated Ground Water Basin have been published. Two objections to the petitions <br /> were received. A hearing before the Hearing Office is scheduled for March 25 through March 28, 2008. <br /> <br />Pioneer’s request to de-designate portions of the Northern High Plains Basin as been set for a hearing before the Hearing Officer during the first 3 weeks of June, 2008. <br /> <br />Tests have been given to 7 applicants for the vacant Staff position, and those exams are in the process of being graded. Staff hopes the position will be filled without additional delay. <br /> <br />Staff continues to work with the Republican River Water Conservation District by providing well users information about the District’s water conservation programs, specifically what <br /> the well owner’s well permitting options and obligations are upon entering a retirement program. <br /> <br />Staff has spent time performing field inspections for large capacity change of well location applications, and for enforcement of permits. <br /> <br />Staff has spent time performing field inspections for wells in the final permit process. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Staff Activity Report Page 3 <br />For February 15, 2008 Commission Meeting <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-2Feb\StaffReportFeb08.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; DOUGLAS L. SHRIVER, Monte Vista; 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 />February 6, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-2Feb\StaffReportFeb08.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 Dick Wolfe Page 4 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />August 17, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-2Feb\StaffReportFeb08.doc <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 5 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />February 6, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-2Feb\StaffReportFeb08.doc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />StaffReportFeb08.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Attendance Record Rulemaking.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Attendance Record.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Meeting Attendance Staff.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Record of Proceedings Rule Amendments.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Record of Proceedings.pdf <br />2008.02.15 Republican River Basin Maps.pdf