2 Colo. Code Regs. § 402-7-3
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Rule 2 CCR 402-7-3 - Scope and PurposeA. These rules apply to the evaluation and processing of all well permit applications for the withdrawal of ground water from wells described in Section 37-90-137(4), C.R.S. and to replacement permits for wells described in Rule 13, below, granted or denied on or after the effective date of these rules.B. The purpose of these rules is to make the State Engineer's consideration of well permit applications for the withdrawal of ground water from wells described in Section 37-90-137(4), C.R.S. more certain and expeditious by prescribing reasonable criteria and procedures for the application for, and the evaluation, issuance, extension, and administration of, such well permits.C. These rules apply to all applications and permits for the withdrawal of ground water from wells described in Section 37-90-137(4), C.R.S. regardless of the particular aquifer or portion thereof from which the well produces. In addition, other rules of the State Engineer may apply to applications for well permits in certain locations. These rules do not apply to a permit sought pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-90-137(7), C.R.S.D. As to any application for a well permit to withdraw nontributary ground water or any ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, Laramie-Fox Hills, or Dakota Aquifer which is the subject of an existing water court decree, in the event of a conflict between terms and conditions specified in the decree and terms and conditions that would be required by these rules, then the water court decree shall control.