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for Denver Basin bedrock aquifer permits. Conditional permits counted in the table below that have not been issued Final Permits consist of either recently issued conditional permits for which the <well owner still has opportunity to use the well and prove up the conditional right and be issued a Final Permit, or older conditional permits that are still pending evaluation and/or issuance of a Final Permit. Final Permit Status as of January 31, 2017 Basin Total Number of Permits Number of Final Permits Issued Number of Pending Conditional Permits Northern High Plains 4096 4096 0 Southern High Plains 1230 1192 38 Lost Creek 372 372 0 Kiowa-Bijou 872 868 4 Upper Big Sandy 121 121 0 Upper Black Squirrel Creek 163 156 7 Upper Crow Creek 115 106 9 Camp Creek 51 48 3 Total 7020 6959 61 Objections/Hearings Below is a list of pending cases. Details on these cases are contained in the Attorney General’s and Hearing Officer's reports. The Staff took part in meetings, pre-hearing conferences, preparation of pre-hearing statements, and otherwise worked on resolving these cases. Pending with the Commission Axton, Brett, 15GW05 (Arapahoe and Denver aquifer rights) Axton, Brett, 15GW06 (pond-wells and a replacement plan) Cherokee Metro Dist. & Meridian Service Metro Dist., 08GW71 (replacement plan) Cherokee Metro Dist., 08GW78 (change of use of alluvial well) Cherokee Metro Dist., 09GW15 (change of use of alluvial wells) Cherokee Metro Dist., 15GW15, (complaint on administration of wells) Garner/Case/Seaton Realty/Cherokee MD, 15GW08 (change of use of alluvial well) Kiowa, Town of, 16GW02 (Final Permit) Meridian Service Metro Dist., 09GW11 (change of use of Denver Basin rights) Meridian Service Metro Dist., 15GW14 (replacement plan, alluvial drains) Strasburg, Town of, 16GW01 (Final Permit) Upper Crow Creek Rulemaking, 16GW04 Woodmen Hills, 03GW20, (new alluvial rights and a replacement plan) Under appeal Front Range Resources, 13GW07 (replacement plan in Lost Creek) Gallegos, 03GW06, (Request for de-designation in Upper Crow Creek) Completed during the last quarter Einsphar, Gaylin, 15GW10 (reduction in acres and annual appropriation) Enforcement Items and Actions For the period of November - February staff has responded to complaints involving the perceived unpermitted use of wells and designated groundwater. Show cause letters and subsequent field inspections have been used to verify well permit compliance on many of these. The matters described below have been determined to be violations occurring last quarter requiring additional action: NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS Plains GWMD Bryan Erker was found to have pumped his irrigation well in excess of his 2016 annual limit, however, because Mr. Erker’s well was recently amended into the Republican River Basin Measurement Rules, he did not have a beginning meter reading that could be used to accurately calculate the year’s diversion. <Staff chose not to issue Mr. Erker an over-pumping order this year. We have informed Mr. Erker (in a certified letter) that in 2017 he must ensure he reads and submits meter reports under the Republican River Measurement Rules water year (defined as Nov. 1, 2016 to Oct. 31, 2017), and we will issue an over-pumping order in 2017 if the well over-pumps. Clapper Family LLC commingled an irrigation well with other wells without Ground Water Commission authorization. Staff sent Mr. Clapper a show cause letter on January 30, 2017. We are awaiting his response. Central Yuma GWMD In 2016, an irrigation well owned by Keller Cattle Company was pumped in excess of the well’s allowable annual allocation as defined under the Final Permit. Staff has issued an over-pumping order, and in 2017, the well is allowed divert no more than the allowable annual allocation as defined on the Final Permit minus the amount the well over-pumped in the 2016 water year. In 2016, an irrigation well owned by Nadine Renzelman was pumped in excess of the well’s allowable annual allocation as defined under the Final Permit. Staff has issued an over-pumping order, and in 2017, the well is allowed to well divert no more than the allowable annual allocation as defined on the Final Permit minus the amount the well over-pumped in the 2016 water year. Marks Butte GWMD It was discovered that, in 2017, Gary Kramer irrigated acres that were not described on the Final Permit. Staff has been in contact with Mr. Kramer and we have requested that he submit an application to change the well’s description of irrigated acres. Arikaree GWMD In 2016, an irrigation well owned by Drullinger Trust was pumped in excess of the well’s allowable annual allocation as defined under the Final Permit. Staff has issued an over-pumping order, and in 2017, the well is allowed to well divert no more than the allowable annual allocation as defined on the Final Permit minus the amount the well over-pumped in the 2016 water year. KIOWA BIJOU North Kiowa Bijou GWMD Magnum Feedyard was found to be using a large capacity irrigation well for unpermitted commercial/industrial uses inside a hog confinement facility. In addition, Magnum Feedyards has filed an application to register an existing well for use in the hog confinement facility. Staff has been in contact with the owner of Magnum Feedyard, Steve Gabel, and we are working with him to ensure well permit compliance. We will not register the existing well for use in the hog confinement facility. UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL In December, Staff, and representatives of the UBSC District, performed a follow-up field inspection of the Blue Springs Subdivision ponds (as seen during the field trip at the August GWC meeting). While we verified that some owners have breached their ponds and/or lowered culverts to prevent surface storage and to allow stream flow, we identified a few that continue to have issues. Staff is in the process of pursuing follow-up actions. Other The person hired in August 2019 to fill the vacant Engineering/Physical Science Assistant data entry and support position recently resigned. Efforts to fill that position have again been initiated.< ### Staff Activity ReportPage 4 February 17, 2017 StaffReport2017Feb.pdf