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<br />Enforcement Items and Actions <br />Enforcement actions performed by staff this quarter are summarized below: <br /> <br />NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS: <br />Plains GWMD <br />- Staff received a report from the District that Allen Schutte had failed to submit his rotation of acres description by the March 15th deadline for the 2008 irrigation year. Staff <br /> sent a letter to Mr. Schutte requesting his 2008 rotation description. He has submitted his description, and he is now in compliance with his Rotation of Acres Order. <br /> <br />Central Yuma GWMD <br />- Staff continues to work with Birdsall Young Jr. on correcting his illegally expanded acres violation and come into compliance with his Final Permit. <br /> <br />KIOWA BIJOU: <br />Kiowa Bijou GWMD <br />- Staff received a complaint from the District stating that Rick Christensen has excavated a pond that has exposed ground water. Staff has sent a “show cause” letter to Mr. Christensen <br /> and we are waiting for his response. <br /> <br /> - Staff received a complaint from the District stating that Gary Lavoie has excavated a pond that has exposed ground water. Staff has sent a “show cause” letter to Mr. Lavoie and we <br /> are waiting for his response. <br /> <br />LOST CREEK: <br />- Staff investigated a complaint involving a small capacity well being used for un-permitted uses (commercial use in a greenhouse operation). A field inspection was performed and the <br /> well was identified as being used in violation of its permit. The well owner has since applied to change the use of the well to include small capacity commercial use. <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. The hearing before the Hearing Office has been rescheduled for August 4 through 7, 2008. <br /> <br />Pioneer’s request to de-designate portions of the Northern High Plains Basin is set for a hearing before the Hearing Officer during the first 3 weeks of June, 2008. <br /> <br />The proponents of the change in the Rules dealing with Republican River Compact Compliance Wells have not pursued any further change in the rules to provide for new appropriations for <br /> Republican River Compact Compliance Wells. <br /> <br />Justina Mickelson was hired to fill the vacant Physical Science Researcher Scientist position and began work on March 24. Justina has begun working on evaluation of Determinations of <br /> Water Rights. <br /> <br />Sarah Reinsel has recently transferred within the State Engineer’s Office from the Designated Basin’s Team to Team 237 (covering the southern area of the state). The vacant Engineer-In-Training <br /> position is anticipated to be filled by a new hire. <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, enforcement of permits, and for wells in the final permit process. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Staff Activity Report Page 3 <br />For May 16, 2008 Commission Meeting <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-5May\StaffReportMay08.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 />May 6, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-5May\StaffReportMay08.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 /> <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 5 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />May 6, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />W:\GWC Meetings\2008-5May\StaffReportMay08.doc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />StaffReportMay08.pdf <br />StaffReportMay08-wTables23.pdf <br />USDA-VarianceMap.pdf <br />USDA-VarianceRequest.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Attendance Record.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Hearing on the request of 7.4,5.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Meeting Attendance Staff.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Record of Proceedings 7.4,5.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Record of Proceedings Rule 7.3.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Record of Proceedings.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Regulations for Lost Creek GWM District.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Resolution of the CGWC.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Rule 7.7.4 Draft.pdf <br />2008.05.16 Well Location Map.pdf