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

Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 1265, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-18-36. L. 67: p. 277, § 10. L. 71: pp. 1317, 1324, 1325, §§ 16, 3, 5. L. 73: p. 1520, § 1. L. 77: (3)(c) and (3)(d) added, p. 1700, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (3)(a) amended, p. 1377, § 1, effective May 18. L. 83: (5) added, p. 1418, § 1, effective May 23; (6) added, p. 2080, § 2, effective October 11. L. 85: (1), (3)(a), and (4) amended and (7) to (10) added, p. 1161, § 3, effective July 1; (8) amended, p. 1372, § 55, effective July 1. L. 87: (2) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1302, § 6, effective July 2. L. 89: (11) added, p. 1422, § 2, effective July 15. L. 92: (2) and (3)(c) amended, p. 2299, § 5, effective March 19; (4) amended, p. 2310, § 1, effective March 20. L. 93: (4)(b.5) amended, p. 85, § 1, effective March 30; (11)(e) and (11)(f) amended, p. 1833, § 3, effective June 6. L. 94: (9)(d) added, p. 617, § 1, effective April 13; (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 1208, § 1, effective May 19. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 139, § 2, effective April 7. L. 96: (2)(b)(I), (2)(b)(II), (4)(a), and IP(8) amended, pp. 327, 325, §§ 4, 1, effective April 16; (9)(c) amended and (9)(c.5) added, p. 1361, § 2, effective June 1. L. 98: (12) added, p. 853, § 2, effective May 26; (9)(c)(II) and (9)(c.5)(II) amended, p. 1072, § 1, effective June 1; (13) added, p. 1344, § 74, effective June 1. L. 99: (9)(c)(II) and (9)(c.5)(II) amended, p. 670, § 1, effective May 18. L. 2001: (12)(b) amended, p. 158, § 2, effective March 28; (9)(c)(II) and (9)(c.5)(II) amended, p. 727, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2)(a) and (3)(a)(I)(A) amended and (3)(a)(I)(A.3) and (3)(a)(I)(A.5) added, p. 46, § 6, effective (see editor's note); (14) added, p. 1454, § 4, effective April 30; (9)(c), (9)(c.5), and (12)(b) amended, pp. 1595, 1596, §§ 1, 3, effective May 2; (2)(a)(I)(A) and (2)(a)(II) amended, p. 1684, § 17, effective May 14. L. 2004: (3)(a) R&RE and (3)(c) amended, pp. 1128, 1129, §§ 1, 2, effective May 27. L. 2006: (11)(e) amended, p. 1271, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (2)(b) and IP(7) amended and (7)(c) added, (HB 09-1303), ch. 390, pp. 2108, 2109, §§ 2, 3, effective June 2. L. 2010: IP(7), (7)(a), and (7)(b) amended, (SB 10-165), ch. 31, p. 112, § 1, effective March 22. L. 2011: IP(7) and (7)(c) amended, (HB 11-1286), ch. 135, p. 473, § 1, effective May 4. L. 2012: (9)(c)(II) and (9)(c.5)(II) amended, (SB 12-008), ch. 7, p. 21, § 1, effective March 8; (2)(b)(II)(B), (2)(b)(II)(E), and (3)(c) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 884, § 156, effective July 1; (11)(f) amended, (SB 12-009), ch. 197, p. 791, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2013: (15) added, (HB 13-1044), ch. 228, p. 1090, § 8, effective May 15. L. 2015: (9)(c) repealed and (9)(c.5) amended, (SB 15-010), ch. 5, p. 11, § 1, effective March 13. L. 2017: (9)(d) amended, (HB 17-1076), ch. 89, p. 272, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2018: (11)(a)(I) amended, (SB 18-041), ch. 9, p. 157, § 2, effective August 8.




Cross references: (1) For the "State Administrative Procedure Act", see article 4 of title 24; for the definition of designated groundwater, see § 37-90-103 (6); for small capacity wells, see § 37-90-105; for definitions of underground water, see §§ 37-90-103 (19) and 37-92-103 (11); for exemptions from and presumptions formed in the application of article 92 of this title 37, see § 37-92-602.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act amending subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a)(I)(A) and enacting subsections (3)(a)(I)(A.3) and (3)(a)(I)(A.5), see section 1 of chapter 7, Session Laws of Colorado 2003. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding subsection (15), see section 1 of chapter 228, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.

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