Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
402 - Division of Water Resources
2 CCR 402-6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF GROUND WATER FROM THE DAWSON, DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AQUIFERS IN THE DENVER BASIN
3 - Scope and Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. These rules apply to the evaluation and processing of well permit applications acted upon after the effective date of these rules for the withdrawal of ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers, as defined below, pursuant to Section 37-90-137(4), C.R.S.
B. The purpose of these rules is to permit the withdrawal of ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers without materially affecting vested water rights.
C. These rules apply exclusively to the evaluation and processing of well permit applications for the withdrawal of ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers. In addition, other rules and regulations of the State Engineer may also apply to the withdrawal of ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers.
D. As to any application for a well permit to withdraw ground water from the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe or Laramie-Fox Hills 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, the water court decree shall control.
