Colorado Code
Article 90 - Underground Water
§ 37-90-105. Small Capacity Wells




















(A) Ordinary household purposes;
(B) Fire protection;
(C) The watering of poultry, domestic animals, and livestock on farms and ranches; or
(D) The irrigation of not more than one acre of gardens and lawns.




(C) Effective July 1, 2006, wells of the type described in this section may be constructed only upon the issuance of a permit in accordance with the provisions of this section. A fee of one hundred dollars shall accompany any application for a new well permit under this section. A fee of sixty dollars shall accompany any application for a replacement well of the type described in subsection (1) of this section.
























Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 1249, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-18-4. L. 67: p. 276, § 3. L. 71: R&RE, p. 1312, § 2. L. 85: (1)(c) amended, p. 1172, § 1, effective May 31. L. 87: (2) amended and (3) added, p. 1301, § 3, effective July 2. L. 92: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(d) added, p. 2297, § 2, effective March 19. L. 98: (3)(a) amended, p. 1343, § 70, effective June 1; entire section amended, p. 1213, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2003: (3)(a)(I), (3)(e), and (4)(a) amended, p. 43, § 3, effective (see editor's note); (3)(a)(I)(A), (3)(a)(I)(C), (4)(a)(I)(A), and (4)(a)(II) amended, p. 1683, § 14, effective May 14. L. 2009: IP(1), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (7) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 09-080), ch. 179, p. 789, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2013: (7) amended and (8) added, (HB 13-1044), ch. 228, p. 1090, § 6, effective May 15.



Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act amending subsections (3)(a)(I), (3)(e), and (4)(a), see section 1 of chapter 7, Session Laws of Colorado 2003. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending subsection (7) and adding subsection (8), see section 1 of chapter 228, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 37 - Water and Irrigation

Article 90 - Underground Water

§ 37-90-101. Short Title

§ 37-90-102. Legislative Declaration

§ 37-90-103. Definitions - Repeal

§ 37-90-104. Commission - Organization - Expenses

§ 37-90-105. Small Capacity Wells

§ 37-90-106. Determination of Designated Groundwater Basins - Exception - Legislative Declaration - Repeal

§ 37-90-107. Application for Use of Groundwater - Publication of Notice - Conditional Permit - Hearing on Objections - Well Permits

§ 37-90-107.5. Replacement Plans

§ 37-90-107.6. Aquifer Storage-and-Recovery Plans - Publication - Objection - Hearing - Rules

§ 37-90-108. Final Permit - Evidence of Well Construction and Beneficial Use - Limitations

§ 37-90-109. Priority - Discontinuance Orders - Grounds

§ 37-90-110. Powers of the State Engineer

§ 37-90-111. Powers of the Ground Water Commission - Limitations

§ 37-90-111.5. Well Enforcement - Injunction - Fines

§ 37-90-112. Notice - Publication

§ 37-90-113. Hearings

§ 37-90-114. Other Administrative Hearings

§ 37-90-115. Judicial Review of Actions of the Ground Water Commission or the State Engineer

§ 37-90-116. Fees

§ 37-90-117. Water Conservation Board - Duties

§ 37-90-118. Ground Water Management Districts - Formation

§ 37-90-119. Creation of Districts - Proposal - Submission - Changes - Proposed Boundaries

§ 37-90-120. Management Districts - Petition - Signatures Required - Filing

§ 37-90-121. Management Districts - Petition - Contents - Minor Defects - Amendment

§ 37-90-122. Management District - Petition - Certification of Signatures - Hearing - Notice - Publication

§ 37-90-123. Management Districts - Hearing - Objections - Change of Boundaries

§ 37-90-124. Election on Organization

§ 37-90-125. Filing Decree

§ 37-90-126. Management District - Directors - Qualifications - Oath or Affirmation - Bond - Vacancies

§ 37-90-127. Management District - Directors - Election - Term of Office

§ 37-90-128. Management District - Directors - No Compensation - Expenses

§ 37-90-129. Management District - Officers - Election

§ 37-90-130. Management Districts - Board of Directors - Enforcement

§ 37-90-131. Management District - Board of Directors - Control Measures - Hearing - Notice - Publication - Order

§ 37-90-132. Management District - Board of Directors - Taxes - Levy - Limitation

§ 37-90-133. Management District - Claims - Warrants - Payment

§ 37-90-134. Management District - Issuance of Bonds - Indebtedness - Submission to Electors

§ 37-90-135. Management District - Dissolution - Procedure - Funds - Disposition

§ 37-90-137. Permits to Construct Wells Outside Designated Basins - Fees - Permit No Groundwater Right - Evidence - Time Limitation - Well Permits - Rules

§ 37-90-138. Waste - Violations - Permits

§ 37-90-139. Existing Beneficial Uses Not Recorded - Fee

§ 37-90-140. Inclusion of Lands

§ 37-90-141. Exclusion of Lands

§ 37-90-142. State Engineer - Action Upon Permit

§ 37-90-143. Owners of Well Permits - Update for Name and Address