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May 8, 2001 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Ground Water Commission Members <br /> <br />FROM: Hal Simpson, Executive Director of the Ground Water Commission <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Upcoming Ground Water Commission Meeting <br /> <br />The upcoming Ground Water Commission meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2001, in Room 318, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203. Note that the meeting time was <br /> changed from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. An agenda for the meeting and information associated with the official file concerning the Bradbury Hearing (Agenda Item No. 6) was mailed to you <br /> about three weeks back. Please find enclosed herein the following: <br /> <br />Minutes of the last Commission meeting, Agenda Item No. 3. <br /> <br />Bradbury Information, Agenda Item No. 6 <br /> <br />Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 8. <br /> <br />Hearing Officer's Report. <br /> <br />Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 9. <br /> <br />Memorandum regarding the GWC web site. <br /> <br />Please call if there are any questions about the Commission meeting. <br /> <br />PacketGWCMay2001.doc <br /> <br />cc: Commission Staff (w/ enclosures) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br />Upcoming Commission Meeting <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />FRED A. HEFLEY, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; JON B. BROWNELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Hooper; EUGENE A. BAUERLE, Julesburg; ANNE J. CASTLE, Denver; DENNIS W. CORYELL, Burlington; <br />MICHAEL GROSS, Silt; RICHARD F. HUWA, Keenesburg; F. W. (BILL) KERKSIEK, Strasburg; ERNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan <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 <br />Upcoming Commission Meeting <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />QRTSTATMay01.xlsQRTSTAT.XLS <br />Print_Area_MI <br />TABLE 1 <br />DESIGNATED BASINS BRANCH <br />QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT <br />C.R.S. 37-90- <br /> <br />NEW <br />REPLACE <br /> <br /> CHANGE <br />BASIN <br />EXEMPT <br />NON-EXEMPT <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />ISSUED <br />N. HIGH PLAINS <br />KIOWA BIJOU <br />S. HIGH PLAINS <br />UPPER BLACK SQR <br />LOST CREEK <br />CAMP CREEK <br />UPPER BIG SANDY <br />CROW CREEK <br />TOTAL <br />SUMMARY OF APPLICATION ACTIVITY <br />APPLICATIONS <br />INCOMPLETE <br />RETURNED <br />DENIED <br /> <br /> <br />AP <br />NP <br />AU <br />AR <br />AD & AW <br /> <br /> <br />EXEMPT PERMITS <br />NON-EXEMPT PERMITS <br /> <br />CHANGE APPLICATIONS <br />FEBRUARY 1, 2001 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2001 <br />105.00 <br />107.00 <br />111.00 <br />111.00 <br />45.00 <br />47.00 <br />10.00 <br />3.00 <br />0.00 <br />7.00 <br />8.00 <br />12.00 <br />10.00 <br />104.00 <br />124.00 <br />4.00 <br />15.00 <br />15.00 <br />0.00 <br />2.00 <br />1.00 <br />2.00 <br />1.00 <br />5.00 <br />1.00 <br />3.00 <br />2.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />1.00 <br />1.00 <br />77.00 <br />77.00 <br />1.00 <br />19.00 <br />26.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />3.00 <br />0.00 <br />34.00 <br />43.00 <br />1.00 <br />4.00 <br />2.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />9.00 <br />12.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />3.00 <br />3.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />273.00 <br />311.00 <br />17.00 <br />44.00 <br />45.00 <br />8.00 <br />10.00 <br />17.00 <br />13.00 <br />273.00 <br />328.00 <br />86.00 <br />79.00 <br />0.00 <br />52.00 <br />55.00 <br />41.00 <br />19.00 <br />2.00 <br />17.00 <br />13.00 <br />7.00 <br />4.00 <br />1.00 <br /> <br />StaffReportMay01.doc STATE OF COLORADO <br />GROUND WATER COMMISSION <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-3581 <br />FAX (303) 866-3589 <br /> Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br /> <br /> Greg E. Walcher <br /> Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br /> Hal D. Simpson, P.E. <br /> Executive Director <br /> <br />May 8, 2001 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Hal D. Simpson, Executive Director - Ground Water Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Suzanne M. Sellers, Designated Basins Team <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for February 1, 2001 through April 30, 2001 <br /> AGENDA ITEM # 8 <br /> <br />Various activities performed during the last quarter are briefly described below. <br /> <br />New and Replacement Applications <br /> <br />Table 1 provides a breakdown, by basin, of permitting activity for the last quarter. We received the following permit applications: <br /> <br />273 small-capacity well applications <br />51 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications <br /> <br />During the same period the following were issued: <br /> <br />328 small-capacity well permits <br />57 large-capacity well permits or Determination of Water Rights <br /> <br />Table 2 shows the current status of new and replacement permit applications for the large-capacity wells. <br /> <br />Change Applications <br /> <br />Table 3 provides the current status of the change applications. During the last quarter the following <br />change application activities occurred: <br /> <br />17 new applications were received; <br />13 change applications were approved; and <br />62 applications are currently in different stages of processing, including 8 in initial processing, 9 in publication, 43 in hearing (including for 39 for Eagle Peak Farms) and 2 in final <br /> order preparation as shown in Table 3. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Final Permit Activities <br /> <br />For this last quarter, final permit activity remained focused on the remaining Northern High Plains conditional permits. During that time the following activity occurred in Kiowa, Logan, <br /> Phillips, Cheyenne, Sedgwick and Washington counties: <br /> <br />Twenty-Seven (27) conditional permits have been clarified. <br />Sixty (60) final permits have been published <br /> <br />Logan, Cheyenne and Sedgwick counties are complete. Kiowa, Phillips and Washington counties each have one (1) permit outstanding. The permits for the Town of Genoa in Lincoln County <br /> still need to be clarified, after which Lincoln County will be complete. Next quarter, the process of clarifying permits will begin for Yuma county followed by Kit Carson County. <br /> Preparatory work continues on the Southern High Plains. <br /> <br />As indicated in previous reports, staff has noticed that well owners are slow to respond to requests for additional information. In addition, in order to facilitate correspondence with <br /> well owners, the staff asks District Managers to encourage land owners to complete and submit change of ownership/address forms to the Commission Staff, if they have acquired wells <br /> or moved in the last 10 years. <br /> <br />Objections/Hearings <br /> <br />Pending hearing cases are listed in the Hearing Officer's report. The Staff took part in pre-hearing conferences or otherwise spent time trying to resolve or otherwise work on the <br /> hearing cases related to following applicants: Tom Bradbury, Eldon Bontreger, Boy Scouts of America, Dennis Dunivan, Eagle Peak, Joe Gargiulo, Raymond Gerk, Terry Hisle, Town of Keensburg, <br /> Lost Creek Land and Cattle, Outback Properties and Woodmen Hills. Of all the above 12 hearings, 2 are complete, 10 are still pending with 6 being objections to Determinations of Water <br /> Right applications, 2 appeals to Staff denials, one an objection to a water well application, and one has an objection to changes in water rights. <br /> <br />Enforcement Items and Actions <br /> <br />The Executive Director, the Division Engineer from Division 1, and the associated Water Commissioners from Division 1, spent some time in the Lost Creek Designated Basin reviewing an <br /> excavation potentially exposing ground water. The consensus of the party was that ground water was not exposed, confirming the previous analysis by staff. <br /> <br />Staff also spent some time last quarter encouraging well owners to permit exempt replacement wells drilled with emergency Verbal Approvals during the early 1990s that were inadvertently <br /> not been permitted. Four of the 7 remaining exempt replacement wells were permitted during the last quarter, two were forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for injunctions, and <br /> one is pending the return of an unacceptable application. <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Staff spent time this quarter participating in other duties, of which are presented below: <br /> <br />After passing the Engineer-In-Training exam, Rick Nielsen was promoted to the position of EIT I. The entire staff is excited about Rick’s accomplishment. Rick will continue to perform <br /> his regular duties on the Designated Basin Final Permit Team. <br />Staff has attended various water quality meetings with the Water Quality Control Commission and the Colorado Multi-Agency Joint Workshop. <br />Staff continued to gather information and attend meetings concerning the Republican Compact litigation. <br />Staff has launched the Colorado Ground Water Commission web site (http://www.cgwc.state.co.us). <br />Staff is continuing the process of updating the Division of Water Resources web page (http://water.state.co.us) to include more information on the Designated Basins and permitting within <br /> the Designated Basins. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum to Hal Simpson Page 3 <br />Quarterly Commission Staff Activity Report <br />May 8, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WHF/StaffReportMay01.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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WebsiteMemoMay01.doc <br /> <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />GROUND WATER COMMISSION <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-3581 <br />FAX (303) 866-3589 <br /> Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br /> <br /> Greg E. Walcher <br /> Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br /> Hal D. Simpson, P.E. <br /> Executive Director <br />