Development reportOctober 17, 2026

Parcel 4207003004

  • El Paso County
  • Colorado
  • 8.8 acres
  • Parcel 4207003004

For the engineer or attorney on a project: how many homes the water supports, the paths to more, and the filings, with the rule behind each answer.

At a glance

  • 4settled
  • 2likely
  1. Likely How many homes can this land support on water? Likely up to 3 homes per small-capacity well in the Upper Black Squirrel Creek basin (C.R.S. 37-90-105(1))
  2. Settled Which water paths exist, ranked by cost and time? Three paths, simplest first
  3. Settled Is there a water provider that could serve it? Not now, no provider's boundary covers the parcel
  4. Settled What will the county require to approve it? El Paso County's water standard
  5. Likely Who's likely to object? Likely objectors, 4 parties opposed 5 water court applications within 5 mi since 2016, led by City of Colorado Springs (3 cases)
  6. Settled What's the timeline and the permit list? Start with a small-capacity well

The development questions

How many homes can this land support on water?

Estimated from nearby records Likely

Likely up to 3 homes per small-capacity well in the Upper Black Squirrel Creek basin

Subject to any district's rules on which aquifers may be used.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

In a designated basin the Ground Water Commission's statute governs a household well; the exempt-well rules don't apply.

Who decides

The State Engineer issues the permit; a groundwater management district, where one covers the land, applies its rules; the Ground Water Commission decides anything larger.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)
    a presumption of no material injury where the well "will be the only well on a residential site, which well will be used solely for ordinary household purposes inside a single-family dwelling and will not be used for irrigation or will be the only well on a tract of land of thirty-five acres or more or will be the only well on a cluster development lot"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
    if the well "will be located in a subdivision, as defined in section 30-28-101 (10), and approved on or after June 1, 1972, pursuant to article 28 of title 30, for which the water supply plan has not been recommended for approval by the state engineer, the cumulative effect of all such wells in the subdivision shall be considered in determining material injury."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §1.1
    permits under the presumption "on parcels less than 35 acres, which are not on parcels created through a cluster development, are limited to ordinary household purposes inside one single-family dwelling, with no allowed outdoor uses." "Only one exempt well permit issued pursuant to section 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A) for production purposes ... may be issued per legal parcel, cluster development lot, or tract of land of 35 acres or more."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §3
    uses never allowed on an exempt or small-capacity permit include "Filling or refilling a hot tub or swimming pool", event venues, bed and breakfasts, and "In-home daycares".
  • DWR White River guide (2025), use diagram
    not over-appropriated: "Regardless of property size: use in up to 3 single-family dwellings, the irrigation of up to 1 acre of home lawns and gardens, domestic animal watering, poultry watering, and/or livestock; OR indoor commercial use." And: "35-acre tracts which were platted as part of a subdivision are considered to be a part of that subdivision."
  • DWR Guideline 2003-5, Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas, item E
    "If a proposed well will be in a known water service area that is served by a central system, we will not issue an exempt well permit unless accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that they cannot provide water to the applicant or they do not object to the applicant obtaining a well permit within the water service area."

Records

Which water paths exist, ranked by cost and time?

State law decides this Settled

Three paths, simplest first

A small-capacity well: 50 gpm, 5 AF a year, up to three homes, permit decided within 45 days (37-90-105(6)); each is listed below with what it gives, the first step and who decides.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

Ordered by what each path requires, from a letter or a permit to a decree or a Commission determination; costs are not public and aren't guessed here.

The figures

  • 1. A small-capacity well: 50 gpm, 5 AF a year, up to three homes (C.R.S. 37-90-105(1)), permit decided within 45 days (37-90-105(6)). Gives up to three homes on 5 AF a year. First step: a small-capacity well permit application. Decided by DWR, within 45 days.
  • 2. A Ground Water Commission determination for more water (C.R.S. 37-90-107). Gives the water the Commission determines. First step: an application for a determination. Decided by the Ground Water Commission.
  • 3. Hauled water to a cistern, where the county permits it. Gives household water by truck, with no well. First step: the county's approval of a cistern. Decided by the county.

Who decides

The agency named for each path.

Sources

Law

  • DWR White River guide (2025)
    "If the well does or would not qualify for an exempt well permit and is determined to be non-exempt, the well must be covered by a State Engineer approved substitute water supply plan (SWSP) or court approved plan for augmentation."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(1)(c)(III)
    "the state engineer shall not have any authority in water division 1 to approve plans for, or to otherwise allow, the operation of wells, including augmentation wells, that cause out-of-priority depletions unless the wells are operated in accordance with plans for augmentation approved by the water judge or as allowed in this section."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(5)
    an SWSP for a new use with no court application is for "limited duration not to exceed five years"
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2 (current; on DWR's guidance index, not revoked)
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court."
  • Confined Aquifer New Use Rules (Division 3) Rule 6.B.2
    "the applicant for a new withdrawal of ground water from the Confined Aquifer must change the point of diversion of or permanently retire an existing vested water right or rights to withdraw ground water from the Confined Aquifer with historical withdrawals from the Confined Aquifer equal to the new, increased, or additional supply of ground water to be withdrawn from the Confined Aquifer."
  • Division 3 Withdrawal Rules Rule 13.2
    "The State Engineer determines that the groundwater supply in the region known as the Costilla Plain and shown on the attached Exhibit G is fully appropriated and there is no unappropriated groundwater available for appropriation without injury."
  • DWR Policy 2003-3 (Division 3, modified 2016)
    "applications for supplemental wells or alternate point of diversion wells will be denied until the applicant applies to the Division III Water Court in Alamosa for a change in water right and the court grants a decree that includes a finding of no material injury to other vested water rights."

Records

Is there a water provider that could serve it?

From the public record Settled

Not now, no provider's boundary covers the parcel

The nearest, Meridian Service MD, is 1.2 mi away and could serve it only by inclusion or annexation.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The nearest provider boundary is 1.2 mi from the parcel.

Who decides

Meridian Service MD's board.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 30-28-101(10)(b)
    "subdivision" does "not apply to any division of land which creates parcels of land each of which comprises thirty-five or more acres of land and none of which is intended for use by multiple owners."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-303(1)
    "A local government shall not approve an application for a development permit unless it determines in its sole discretion, after considering the application and all of the information provided, that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed water supply will be adequate."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-103(1)(b)
    "'Development permit' is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government."
  • DWR Policy 2011-1 (amended), item 1
    "If the well is in an over-appropriated basin and in a tributary source, or a not nontributary source in the Denver Basin, it shall be presumed to cause injury unless the well meets the requirements of subsection 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV)."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-136(3)
    neither the State Engineer's opinion nor the county's finding may "create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights"

Records

What will the county require to approve it?

From the public record Settled

El Paso County's water standard

300-year supply, water resources report and chemical analysis (LDC 8.4.7); the Board decides, the State Engineer's opinion is input. The State Engineer's opinion is advisory: the Board decides.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

El Paso County's land use code sets the standard; the State Engineer reviews the water supply plan on referral.

Who decides

El Paso County's board, after the State Engineer's referral letter.

Sources

Law

  • El Paso LDC 8.4.7(B)(5)
    "The supply is of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the proposed subdivision for 300 years".
  • El Paso LDC 7.2.2(D)
    "Subdivision standards and requirements regarding water supply and subdivision exactions ... shall not be applicable to an exemption."
  • DWR subdivision memo to county planning directors, 16 Mar 2005
    to satisfy a county's "300-year water supply approach", the developer may state that each lot will use one aquifer for a portion of the 300-year period (the first 100 years), then, a deeper aquifer for subsequent portions of the 300-year period

Records

Who's likely to object?

Estimated from nearby records Likely

Likely objectors, 4 parties opposed 5 water court applications within 5 mi since 2016, led by City of Colorado Springs (3 cases)

Of the 7 oppositions nearby that have ended, 7 settled by stipulation.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

Statements of opposition filed in 5 water court cases within 5 mi since 2016, as DWR's records hold them. Beyond injury to their own water rights, they most often raise whether the replacement supply is enough, metering and accounting and how the groundwater is classified. Rights they name as at risk nearby: Dines Reservoir #2; Dines Reservoir #3. City of Colorado Springs wrote: "The City of Colorado Springs, acting through its enterprise, Colorado Springs Utilities ("Utilities"), is the owner and claimant of vested water rights and decreed conditional water rights in water Division No. 2, which water rights could be injured if adequate protective terms and conditions are not provided in the decree entered in this matter."

Who decides

The water court, which hears the oppositions.

Sources

Law

  • see presented conditions
    The law is quoted once, on the condition that holds it.

Records

What's the timeline and the permit list?

State law decides this Settled

Start with a small-capacity well

50 gpm, 5 AF a year, up to three homes, permit decided within 45 days (37-90-105(6)). Timing: a permit decision within 45 days; a Commission determination has no statutory clock.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The steps follow from the rulings above; the longest is usually a water court decree.

Who decides

The agencies named in each step.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 30-28-101(10)(b)
    "subdivision" does "not apply to any division of land which creates parcels of land each of which comprises thirty-five or more acres of land and none of which is intended for use by multiple owners."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-303(1)
    "A local government shall not approve an application for a development permit unless it determines in its sole discretion, after considering the application and all of the information provided, that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed water supply will be adequate."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-103(1)(b)
    "'Development permit' is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government."
  • DWR Policy 2011-1 (amended), item 1
    "If the well is in an over-appropriated basin and in a tributary source, or a not nontributary source in the Denver Basin, it shall be presumed to cause injury unless the well meets the requirements of subsection 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV)."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-136(3)
    neither the State Engineer's opinion nor the county's finding may "create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights"

Records

Filings and permits

  • Inclusion or service-extension agreement with Meridian Service MD.
  • El Paso County water supply submittal, with the state water agency's letter or report where the county requires one.
  • Small-capacity well permit application to the State Engineer (C.R.S. 37-90-105), after confirming the permitted aquifer.
  • Stipulation strategy for the parties who oppose nearby cases.

What the land carries

What water will I legally have on the day I close?

From the public record Settled

Permit 145491 conveys with the parcel

Uses: domestic and stock. Buyer's change in owner name form due within 63 days of closing.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

DWR's well records place permit 145491 on this parcel, and a well permit belongs to the land it serves.

The figures

  • DWR also places permit 17051-F inside this parcel, but only roughly, from the section lines, so it isn't counted as this land's well; DWR records a well built under it in 1974.

Who decides

DWR's well records, updated by the change-of-owner form filed after closing.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 38-30-102(3)(b)(I)
    "when a buyer of residential real estate enters into a transaction that results in the transfer of ownership of a small capacity well listed in section 37-90-105 (1)(a) or (1)(b) or a domestic exempt water well used for ordinary household purposes that is listed in section 37-92-602 (1)(b) or (1)(e), the buyer shall complete a change in owner name form for the well in compliance with section 37-90-143; except that, if an existing well has not yet been registered with the division, the buyer shall complete a registration of existing well form for the well within sixty-three days after closing the transaction."
  • C.R.S. 37-90-143(2)
    "any owner of an unexpired well permit issued pursuant to this article 90 or article 92 of this title 37 who changes a name or contact information from that on file with the state engineer shall file an update with the state engineer within sixty-three days after the date of the change, on a form prescribed by the state engineer."

Records

Can I get a household well, and what will it cost all in?

From the public record Settled

There's a well of record here under the permit; a new or replacement well needs its own DWR permit

Why, who decides and sources

Why

DWR's well records place the permit on this parcel, the same well the closing card names.

The figures

  • The 17 household wells drilled since 1990 within about half a mile of the lot's center mostly run 235 to 300 feet deep (typically 260 feet). Household wells within about a mile yield about 10 gallons a minute.
  • A household well at the typical depth likely costs about $26,000 all in, and $17,000 to $37,000 across those depths: drilling and casing, pump, tank and power, the permit and a water test. The range comes from contractor rates, 2025-26; a licensed driller's quote settles it.

Who decides

DWR, on any new or replacement well permit.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)
    a presumption of no material injury where the well "will be the only well on a residential site, which well will be used solely for ordinary household purposes inside a single-family dwelling and will not be used for irrigation or will be the only well on a tract of land of thirty-five acres or more or will be the only well on a cluster development lot"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
    if the well "will be located in a subdivision, as defined in section 30-28-101 (10), and approved on or after June 1, 1972, pursuant to article 28 of title 30, for which the water supply plan has not been recommended for approval by the state engineer, the cumulative effect of all such wells in the subdivision shall be considered in determining material injury."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §1.1
    permits under the presumption "on parcels less than 35 acres, which are not on parcels created through a cluster development, are limited to ordinary household purposes inside one single-family dwelling, with no allowed outdoor uses." "Only one exempt well permit issued pursuant to section 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A) for production purposes ... may be issued per legal parcel, cluster development lot, or tract of land of 35 acres or more."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §3
    uses never allowed on an exempt or small-capacity permit include "Filling or refilling a hot tub or swimming pool", event venues, bed and breakfasts, and "In-home daycares".
  • DWR White River guide (2025), use diagram
    not over-appropriated: "Regardless of property size: use in up to 3 single-family dwellings, the irrigation of up to 1 acre of home lawns and gardens, domestic animal watering, poultry watering, and/or livestock; OR indoor commercial use." And: "35-acre tracts which were platted as part of a subdivision are considered to be a part of that subdivision."
  • DWR Guideline 2003-5, Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas, item E
    "If a proposed well will be in a known water service area that is served by a central system, we will not issue an exempt well permit unless accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that they cannot provide water to the applicant or they do not object to the applicant obtaining a well permit within the water service area."

Records

Can I keep animals, a garden, horses?

From the public record Settled

What the well's permit allows

Domestic and stock; anything beyond that needs a different permit.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

A well may be used only as its permit allows; DWR's records place the permit on this parcel.

Who decides

DWR, on any change to the permit.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)
    a presumption of no material injury where the well "will be the only well on a residential site, which well will be used solely for ordinary household purposes inside a single-family dwelling and will not be used for irrigation or will be the only well on a tract of land of thirty-five acres or more or will be the only well on a cluster development lot"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
    if the well "will be located in a subdivision, as defined in section 30-28-101 (10), and approved on or after June 1, 1972, pursuant to article 28 of title 30, for which the water supply plan has not been recommended for approval by the state engineer, the cumulative effect of all such wells in the subdivision shall be considered in determining material injury."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §1.1
    permits under the presumption "on parcels less than 35 acres, which are not on parcels created through a cluster development, are limited to ordinary household purposes inside one single-family dwelling, with no allowed outdoor uses." "Only one exempt well permit issued pursuant to section 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A) for production purposes ... may be issued per legal parcel, cluster development lot, or tract of land of 35 acres or more."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §3
    uses never allowed on an exempt or small-capacity permit include "Filling or refilling a hot tub or swimming pool", event venues, bed and breakfasts, and "In-home daycares".
  • DWR White River guide (2025), use diagram
    not over-appropriated: "Regardless of property size: use in up to 3 single-family dwellings, the irrigation of up to 1 acre of home lawns and gardens, domestic animal watering, poultry watering, and/or livestock; OR indoor commercial use." And: "35-acre tracts which were platted as part of a subdivision are considered to be a part of that subdivision."
  • DWR Guideline 2003-5, Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas, item E
    "If a proposed well will be in a known water service area that is served by a central system, we will not issue an exempt well permit unless accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that they cannot provide water to the applicant or they do not object to the applicant obtaining a well permit within the water service area."

Records

Is the groundwater holding up?

The record doesn't settle this Depends

It depends on the aquifer

No water-level record within 1 mi; 3 replacement permits within about 1 mi of the parcel center.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

DWR's water-level monitoring has no well close enough to this land.

Who decides

Nobody rules on this; a well test on the property is the best evidence.

Sources

Is it safe to drink?

From decisions on nearby land Likely

Likely

0 of 4 sampling sites within 3 miles drawing from the same aquifer (the Denver Basin aquifers) exceeded a primary drinking water standard.

Why this stays openNo public record shows what comes out of one private well, and no agency tests it for the owner, so this answer is the likely one from nearby records. Deciding document: a certified lab test of this well.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

None of the 4 groundwater sampling sites within 3 miles drawing from the same aquifer (the Denver Basin aquifers) had a test over a drinking water limit.

Who decides

A certified lab test of the well itself.

Basis

4 records within 3 mile were read for this answer.

Sources

Can I build here, and on what water?

From the public record Settled

Domestic supply from the existing well

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The closing card names the well; El Paso County checks the water when it issues the building permit.

The figures

  • The 17 household wells drilled since 1990 within about half a mile of the lot's center mostly run 235 to 300 feet deep (typically 260 feet). Household wells within about a mile yield about 10 gallons a minute.
  • A household well at the typical depth likely costs about $26,000 all in, and $17,000 to $37,000 across those depths: drilling and casing, pump, tank and power, the permit and a water test. The range comes from contractor rates, 2025-26; a licensed driller's quote settles it.

Who decides

El Paso County, when it issues the building permit.

Sources

Can I split it later?

The record doesn't settle this Depends

It depends on El Paso County's adequacy finding

Lots under 35 acres are a subdivision, with the State Engineer's opinion on referral.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

Lots under 35 acres need county approval, and El Paso County weighs the State Engineer's opinion on the water.

Who decides

El Paso County, after the State Engineer reviews the water supply plan.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 30-28-136(3)
    neither the State Engineer's opinion nor the county's finding may "create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights"
  • C.R.S. 29-20-303(1)
    "A local government shall not approve an application for a development permit unless it determines in its sole discretion, after considering the application and all of the information provided, that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed water supply will be adequate."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-101(10)(b)
    "subdivision" does "not apply to any division of land which creates parcels of land each of which comprises thirty-five or more acres of land and none of which is intended for use by multiple owners."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-103(1)(b)
    "'Development permit' is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government."
  • DWR Policy 2011-1 (amended), item 1
    "If the well is in an over-appropriated basin and in a tributary source, or a not nontributary source in the Denver Basin, it shall be presumed to cause injury unless the well meets the requirements of subsection 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV)."
  • El Paso LDC 8.4.7(B)(5)
    "The supply is of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the proposed subdivision for 300 years".
  • El Paso LDC 7.2.2(D)
    "Subdivision standards and requirements regarding water supply and subdivision exactions ... shall not be applicable to an exemption."

Records

Is anything about the water likely to change in the next five years?

From the public record Settled

No pending designation, abandonment list or rule change affects the parcel

Why, who decides and sources

Why

No pending designation, abandonment list or new rule covers this land.

Who decides

DWR and the water court, if anything is started later.

Sources

What's land like this worth with water vs without?

The record doesn't settle this Depends

It depends on an appraisal

No land sales within 1 mi in five years to compare.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

A comparison needs nearby sales both with and without water on record, and there were none.

Who decides

The market; an appraiser gives the figure a lender will use.

Sources

The water rights on this parcel

Well

Well permit 145491

DWR's record ties this well to the parcel

Could I lose it, and by when?

From DWR's records Depends

It depends on the aquifer

Constructed in the UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK basin with no final permit; none is required if the aquifer is bedrock.

Why, who decides and sources

Why

DWR records the well as constructed with no final permit.

Who decides

The Ground Water Commission.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-90-105(3)(e)(II)
    "Effective July 1, 2006, wells for which permits have been granted or may be granted shall be constructed within two years after the permit is issued, which time may be extended for successive years at the discretion of the state engineer for good cause shown."
  • HB25-1014 (2025), summary as enacted
    "The act extends the time frame for construction of a well to 2 years ... The act also removes the requirement that the commission or state engineer must mail a certified letter to the permit holder before a permit can be formally expired. The act allows the commission or state engineer to reinstate an expired permit if the applicant for reinstatement of the permit can show that the well was completed in a timely manner and submits a $30 fee."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §11
    A well must only be used for those uses listed on the well permit.

Records

How much water can I actually use or sell?

From DWR's records Settled

The permit, domestic, stock

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The permit lists its uses: domestic, stock.

Who decides

DWR, through the permit's conditions.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-90-105(3)(e)(II)
    "Effective July 1, 2006, wells for which permits have been granted or may be granted shall be constructed within two years after the permit is issued, which time may be extended for successive years at the discretion of the state engineer for good cause shown."
  • HB25-1014 (2025), summary as enacted
    "The act extends the time frame for construction of a well to 2 years ... The act also removes the requirement that the commission or state engineer must mail a certified letter to the permit holder before a permit can be formally expired. The act allows the commission or state engineer to reinstate an expired permit if the applicant for reinstatement of the permit can show that the well was completed in a timely manner and submits a $30 fee."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §11
    A well must only be used for those uses listed on the well permit.

Records

How often will I get my water?

State law decides this Settled

Designated groundwater (UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK); not stream-call administered

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The well is inside the UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK designated basin.

Who decides

The Ground Water Commission.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-90-107(1), (8)
    "Any person desiring to appropriate groundwater for a beneficial use in a designated groundwater basin shall make application to the commission". "The commission shall have the exclusive authority to issue or deny well permits under this section."
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court. Under these circumstances, persons purchasing lots and constructing homes could potentially be faced with mandatory curtailment of their water source."
  • Arkansas Use Rules (95CW211) Rule 7
    "Acceptable plans shall be approved annually and shall include such terms and conditions as, in the opinion of the state and division engineers, are necessary to prevent injury to senior surface water rights in Colorado and depletions to usable Stateline flow."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(1)(b) (statute)
    "(1) This article, except for sections 37-92-201 and 37-92-202, does not apply to: ... (b) Wells not exceeding fifteen gallons per minute of production and used for ordinary household purposes, fire protection, the watering of poultry, domestic animals, and livestock on farms and ranches and for the irrigation of not over one acre of home gardens and lawns but not used for more than three single-family dwellings"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-501(4)(c)
    "The state engineer shall not curtail underground water withdrawals from aquifers in division 3 that are included in a ground water management subdistrict ... if the withdrawals are made pursuant to a groundwater management plan adopted by the subdistrict that meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (4)."

Records

Is anyone filing nearby who could hurt me, and what's my objection deadline?

From the public record Settled

No open application naming this section in the Division 2 resume

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The monthly water court resumes show no application naming this section whose objection deadline is still ahead.

Who decides

The water court.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(3)(a)
    "Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the water clerk shall prepare a resume of all applications in the water division which have been filed in his office during the preceding month. The resume shall give the name and address of the applicant, a description of the water right or conditional water right involved, and a description of the ruling sought."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(1)(c)
    "Such statement of opposition must be filed by the last day of the second month following the month in which the application is filed."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-305(3)(a)
    "A change of water right, implementation of a rotational crop management contract, or plan for augmentation, including water exchange project, shall be approved if such change, contract, or plan will not injuriously affect the owner of or persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water right."

Records

Am I in compliance?

From DWR's records Settled

Subject to Upper Black Squirrel district rules on metering, spacing and use

Why, who decides and sources

Why

The well is inside the Upper Black Squirrel groundwater management district.

The figures

  • Designated basin management district: The district's rules on spacing, meters and annual withdrawal apply, and a change of use or a new well needs the Ground Water Commission. Inside the program's area: in the UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK designated basin, UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL. Ask the management district and the Ground Water Commission.

Who decides

The Upper Black Squirrel district and the Ground Water Commission.

Sources

Law

  • Commission Rule 12.1 (as quoted in designated_basins.md)
    No person shall divert designated groundwater if the diversion violates any applicable Rule.
  • Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD Rule 20.A
    "Any owner of a well permitted to make withdrawals from the alluvial aquifer within the District may initiate a call against wells within the District that are junior in priority."
  • Central Yuma GWMD Rule 18.1 (amended effective March 21, 2013)
    "In the case of any well owner who pumps more water in a given year than is allowed by any well permit, the District will require a future payback of 2 acre-feet of water for every acre-foot of over-pumping, unless modified pursuant to Rule 18.2. Such payback will be implemented by curtailment of future pumping from such well(s) beginning in the year following the year of violation"

Records

What would it take to change its use or sell it?

State law decides this Settled

Change of use or location needs a new or changed permit (and a decree if tributary)

Why, who decides and sources

Why

A well permit is issued for its location and uses.

Who decides

DWR, and the water court for a tributary well.

Sources

Law

  • C.R.S. 37-90-105(3)(e)(II)
    "Effective July 1, 2006, wells for which permits have been granted or may be granted shall be constructed within two years after the permit is issued, which time may be extended for successive years at the discretion of the state engineer for good cause shown."
  • HB25-1014 (2025), summary as enacted
    "The act extends the time frame for construction of a well to 2 years ... The act also removes the requirement that the commission or state engineer must mail a certified letter to the permit holder before a permit can be formally expired. The act allows the commission or state engineer to reinstate an expired permit if the applicant for reinstatement of the permit can show that the well was completed in a timely manner and submits a $30 fee."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §11
    A well must only be used for those uses listed on the well permit.

Records

This report reads the public record. It is not legal advice or a title search; who decides each question is named on its card.

On record

On this parcel and within 1 mile

Water rights
0
Absolute rights
0
Conditional rights
0
Well permits
381
Wells drilled
246
Typical household well depth (17 wells)
260ft
Median yield
11gpm
Structures
152
Irrigated
0acres

Wells

3811 on this parcel

Details
145491 All Unnamed Aquifers 201 13 1986 Domestic, Stock Well ConstructedOn this parcel
  • perforated 129 to 189 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
17051-F Dawson, Denver 1,026 1974 Other Permit CanceledInside, placed roughly
  • perforated 475 to 810 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
241379 Dawson 240 Yes 12 2002 Domestic Well Constructed0.06 mi
  • perforated 40 to 240 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
129441 Dawson 155 13 1983 Domestic Well Constructed0.07 mi
  • perforated 95 to 135 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
195320 Dawson 200 Yes 12 1998 Domestic Well Constructed0.07 mi
  • perforated 110 to 200 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
213623 Dawson 240 Yes 10 2000 Domestic Well Constructed0.07 mi
  • perforated 100 to 240 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
252994 Dawson 260 Yes 11 2004 Domestic Well Constructed0.11 mi
  • perforated 60 to 260 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
91437 All Unnamed Aquifers Domestic Permit Expired0.12 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
97348 All Unnamed Aquifers Domestic, Stock Permit Expired0.12 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
223158 Denver Domestic Permit Canceled0.14 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
228576 Dawson 275 Yes 12 2000 Domestic Well Constructed0.14 mi
  • perforated 195 to 275 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
225339 Dawson 232 Yes 11 2000 Domestic Well Constructed0.17 mi
  • perforated 132 to 232 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
126253 All Unnamed Aquifers 125 15 1982 Domestic Well Constructed0.18 mi
  • perforated 75 to 115 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
94147 All Unnamed Aquifers 315 10 1977 Domestic, Stock Well Constructed0.19 mi
  • perforated 180 to 315 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
91195-F Dawson Domestic Permit Issued0.21 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
143642 All Unnamed Aquifers 261 12 1987 Domestic Well Constructed0.21 mi
  • perforated 161 to 261 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
207283 Dawson Domestic Permit Expired0.23 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
91438 All Unnamed Aquifers Domestic Permit Expired0.24 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
171881 Dawson 280 Yes 12 1994 Domestic Well Constructed0.29 mi
  • perforated 200 to 280 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
339367 Dawson 235 Yes 51 Jul 23, 20252025 Domestic Well Constructed0.30 mi
  • perforated 95 to 235 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the as built record
154895 Dawson Domestic Permit Expired0.31 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
264028 Dawson 415 Yes 12 2005 Domestic Well Constructed0.31 mi
  • perforated 315 to 415 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
182088 Dawson 235 Yes 11 1998 Domestic Well Constructed0.31 mi
  • perforated 135 to 235 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record
302204 Dawson Domestic Permit Expired0.32 mi
  • aquifer from the permitted record
164697 All Unnamed Aquifers 440 Yes 10 1992 Domestic Well Constructed0.32 mi
  • perforated 300 to 440 ft (state record)
  • aquifer from the permitted record

The nearest 25 of 381. All 381 are in wells.csv in the download.

Structures nearby

152none on this parcel

Well (WDID 1050826) WDID 1050826Well Groundwater: Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.32 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051514) WDID 1051514Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.33 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051515) WDID 1051515Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.33 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051516) WDID 1051516Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.33 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051517) WDID 1051517Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.33 mi
Augmentation/Replacement plan (WDID 1051797) WDID 1051797Augmentation/replacement Plan Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.33 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051049) WDID 1051049Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051050) WDID 1051050Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051051) WDID 1051051Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051052) WDID 1051052Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051053) WDID 1051053Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051054) WDID 1051054Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051055) WDID 1051055Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051056) WDID 1051056Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051149) WDID 1051149Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051150) WDID 1051150Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051151) WDID 1051151Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051152) WDID 1051152Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051269) WDID 1051269Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051270) WDID 1051270Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051271) WDID 1051271Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Basin determination (WDID 1051272) WDID 1051272Basin Determination Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Augmentation/Replacement plan (WDID 1051767) WDID 1051767Augmentation/replacement Plan Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Augmentation/Replacement plan (WDID 1051772) WDID 1051772Augmentation/replacement Plan Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.39 mi
Well (WDID 1050684) WDID 1050684Well Groundwater: Upper Black Squirrel Creek No diversion records 0.43 mi

The nearest 25 of 152. All 152 are in structures.csv in the download.

Hazards

Flood zone
In special flood hazard area FEMA zones A, X
Wildfire
High
Wildland-urban interface
Entirely 100% of the land
Elevation
7,220 ft

Sources

The law38
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)
    a presumption of no material injury where the well "will be the only well on a residential site, which well will be used solely for ordinary household purposes inside a single-family dwelling and will not be used for irrigation or will be the only well on a tract of land of thirty-five acres or more or will be the only well on a cluster development lot"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
    if the well "will be located in a subdivision, as defined in section 30-28-101 (10), and approved on or after June 1, 1972, pursuant to article 28 of title 30, for which the water supply plan has not been recommended for approval by the state engineer, the cumulative effect of all such wells in the subdivision shall be considered in determining material injury."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §1.1
    permits under the presumption "on parcels less than 35 acres, which are not on parcels created through a cluster development, are limited to ordinary household purposes inside one single-family dwelling, with no allowed outdoor uses." "Only one exempt well permit issued pursuant to section 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A) for production purposes ... may be issued per legal parcel, cluster development lot, or tract of land of 35 acres or more."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §3
    uses never allowed on an exempt or small-capacity permit include "Filling or refilling a hot tub or swimming pool", event venues, bed and breakfasts, and "In-home daycares".
  • DWR White River guide (2025), use diagram
    not over-appropriated: "Regardless of property size: use in up to 3 single-family dwellings, the irrigation of up to 1 acre of home lawns and gardens, domestic animal watering, poultry watering, and/or livestock; OR indoor commercial use." And: "35-acre tracts which were platted as part of a subdivision are considered to be a part of that subdivision."
  • DWR Guideline 2003-5, Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas, item E
    "If a proposed well will be in a known water service area that is served by a central system, we will not issue an exempt well permit unless accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that they cannot provide water to the applicant or they do not object to the applicant obtaining a well permit within the water service area."
  • DWR White River guide (2025)
    "If the well does or would not qualify for an exempt well permit and is determined to be non-exempt, the well must be covered by a State Engineer approved substitute water supply plan (SWSP) or court approved plan for augmentation."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(1)(c)(III)
    "the state engineer shall not have any authority in water division 1 to approve plans for, or to otherwise allow, the operation of wells, including augmentation wells, that cause out-of-priority depletions unless the wells are operated in accordance with plans for augmentation approved by the water judge or as allowed in this section."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(5)
    an SWSP for a new use with no court application is for "limited duration not to exceed five years"
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2 (current; on DWR's guidance index, not revoked)
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court."
  • Confined Aquifer New Use Rules (Division 3) Rule 6.B.2
    "the applicant for a new withdrawal of ground water from the Confined Aquifer must change the point of diversion of or permanently retire an existing vested water right or rights to withdraw ground water from the Confined Aquifer with historical withdrawals from the Confined Aquifer equal to the new, increased, or additional supply of ground water to be withdrawn from the Confined Aquifer."
  • Division 3 Withdrawal Rules Rule 13.2
    "The State Engineer determines that the groundwater supply in the region known as the Costilla Plain and shown on the attached Exhibit G is fully appropriated and there is no unappropriated groundwater available for appropriation without injury."
  • DWR Policy 2003-3 (Division 3, modified 2016)
    "applications for supplemental wells or alternate point of diversion wells will be denied until the applicant applies to the Division III Water Court in Alamosa for a change in water right and the court grants a decree that includes a finding of no material injury to other vested water rights."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-101(10)(b)
    "subdivision" does "not apply to any division of land which creates parcels of land each of which comprises thirty-five or more acres of land and none of which is intended for use by multiple owners."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-303(1)
    "A local government shall not approve an application for a development permit unless it determines in its sole discretion, after considering the application and all of the information provided, that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed water supply will be adequate."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-103(1)(b)
    "'Development permit' is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government."
  • DWR Policy 2011-1 (amended), item 1
    "If the well is in an over-appropriated basin and in a tributary source, or a not nontributary source in the Denver Basin, it shall be presumed to cause injury unless the well meets the requirements of subsection 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV)."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-136(3)
    neither the State Engineer's opinion nor the county's finding may "create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights"
  • El Paso LDC 8.4.7(B)(5)
    "The supply is of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the proposed subdivision for 300 years".
  • El Paso LDC 7.2.2(D)
    "Subdivision standards and requirements regarding water supply and subdivision exactions ... shall not be applicable to an exemption."
  • DWR subdivision memo to county planning directors, 16 Mar 2005
    to satisfy a county's "300-year water supply approach", the developer may state that each lot will use one aquifer for a portion of the 300-year period (the first 100 years), then, a deeper aquifer for subsequent portions of the 300-year period
  • see presented conditions
    The law is quoted once, on the condition that holds it.
  • C.R.S. 38-30-102(3)(b)(I)
    "when a buyer of residential real estate enters into a transaction that results in the transfer of ownership of a small capacity well listed in section 37-90-105 (1)(a) or (1)(b) or a domestic exempt water well used for ordinary household purposes that is listed in section 37-92-602 (1)(b) or (1)(e), the buyer shall complete a change in owner name form for the well in compliance with section 37-90-143; except that, if an existing well has not yet been registered with the division, the buyer shall complete a registration of existing well form for the well within sixty-three days after closing the transaction."
  • C.R.S. 37-90-143(2)
    "any owner of an unexpired well permit issued pursuant to this article 90 or article 92 of this title 37 who changes a name or contact information from that on file with the state engineer shall file an update with the state engineer within sixty-three days after the date of the change, on a form prescribed by the state engineer."
  • C.R.S. 37-90-105(3)(e)(II)
    "Effective July 1, 2006, wells for which permits have been granted or may be granted shall be constructed within two years after the permit is issued, which time may be extended for successive years at the discretion of the state engineer for good cause shown."
  • HB25-1014 (2025), summary as enacted
    "The act extends the time frame for construction of a well to 2 years ... The act also removes the requirement that the commission or state engineer must mail a certified letter to the permit holder before a permit can be formally expired. The act allows the commission or state engineer to reinstate an expired permit if the applicant for reinstatement of the permit can show that the well was completed in a timely manner and submits a $30 fee."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §11
    A well must only be used for those uses listed on the well permit.
  • C.R.S. 37-90-107(1), (8)
    "Any person desiring to appropriate groundwater for a beneficial use in a designated groundwater basin shall make application to the commission". "The commission shall have the exclusive authority to issue or deny well permits under this section."
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court. Under these circumstances, persons purchasing lots and constructing homes could potentially be faced with mandatory curtailment of their water source."
  • Arkansas Use Rules (95CW211) Rule 7
    "Acceptable plans shall be approved annually and shall include such terms and conditions as, in the opinion of the state and division engineers, are necessary to prevent injury to senior surface water rights in Colorado and depletions to usable Stateline flow."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(1)(b) (statute)
    "(1) This article, except for sections 37-92-201 and 37-92-202, does not apply to: ... (b) Wells not exceeding fifteen gallons per minute of production and used for ordinary household purposes, fire protection, the watering of poultry, domestic animals, and livestock on farms and ranches and for the irrigation of not over one acre of home gardens and lawns but not used for more than three single-family dwellings"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-501(4)(c)
    "The state engineer shall not curtail underground water withdrawals from aquifers in division 3 that are included in a ground water management subdistrict ... if the withdrawals are made pursuant to a groundwater management plan adopted by the subdistrict that meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (4)."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(3)(a)
    "Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the water clerk shall prepare a resume of all applications in the water division which have been filed in his office during the preceding month. The resume shall give the name and address of the applicant, a description of the water right or conditional water right involved, and a description of the ruling sought."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(1)(c)
    "Such statement of opposition must be filed by the last day of the second month following the month in which the application is filed."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-305(3)(a)
    "A change of water right, implementation of a rotational crop management contract, or plan for augmentation, including water exchange project, shall be approved if such change, contract, or plan will not injuriously affect the owner of or persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water right."
  • Commission Rule 12.1 (as quoted in designated_basins.md)
    No person shall divert designated groundwater if the diversion violates any applicable Rule.
  • Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD Rule 20.A
    "Any owner of a well permitted to make withdrawals from the alluvial aquifer within the District may initiate a call against wells within the District that are junior in priority."
  • Central Yuma GWMD Rule 18.1 (amended effective March 21, 2013)
    "In the case of any well owner who pumps more water in a given year than is allowed by any well permit, the District will require a future payback of 2 acre-feet of water for every acre-foot of over-pumping, unless modified pursuant to Rule 18.2. Such payback will be implemented by curtailment of future pumping from such well(s) beginning in the year following the year of violation"

The law

  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)
    a presumption of no material injury where the well "will be the only well on a residential site, which well will be used solely for ordinary household purposes inside a single-family dwelling and will not be used for irrigation or will be the only well on a tract of land of thirty-five acres or more or will be the only well on a cluster development lot"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(3)(b)(III)
    if the well "will be located in a subdivision, as defined in section 30-28-101 (10), and approved on or after June 1, 1972, pursuant to article 28 of title 30, for which the water supply plan has not been recommended for approval by the state engineer, the cumulative effect of all such wells in the subdivision shall be considered in determining material injury."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §1.1
    permits under the presumption "on parcels less than 35 acres, which are not on parcels created through a cluster development, are limited to ordinary household purposes inside one single-family dwelling, with no allowed outdoor uses." "Only one exempt well permit issued pursuant to section 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A) for production purposes ... may be issued per legal parcel, cluster development lot, or tract of land of 35 acres or more."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §3
    uses never allowed on an exempt or small-capacity permit include "Filling or refilling a hot tub or swimming pool", event venues, bed and breakfasts, and "In-home daycares".
  • DWR White River guide (2025), use diagram
    not over-appropriated: "Regardless of property size: use in up to 3 single-family dwellings, the irrigation of up to 1 acre of home lawns and gardens, domestic animal watering, poultry watering, and/or livestock; OR indoor commercial use." And: "35-acre tracts which were platted as part of a subdivision are considered to be a part of that subdivision."
  • DWR Guideline 2003-5, Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas, item E
    "If a proposed well will be in a known water service area that is served by a central system, we will not issue an exempt well permit unless accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that they cannot provide water to the applicant or they do not object to the applicant obtaining a well permit within the water service area."
  • DWR White River guide (2025)
    "If the well does or would not qualify for an exempt well permit and is determined to be non-exempt, the well must be covered by a State Engineer approved substitute water supply plan (SWSP) or court approved plan for augmentation."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(1)(c)(III)
    "the state engineer shall not have any authority in water division 1 to approve plans for, or to otherwise allow, the operation of wells, including augmentation wells, that cause out-of-priority depletions unless the wells are operated in accordance with plans for augmentation approved by the water judge or as allowed in this section."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-308(5)
    an SWSP for a new use with no court application is for "limited duration not to exceed five years"
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2 (current; on DWR's guidance index, not revoked)
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court."
  • Confined Aquifer New Use Rules (Division 3) Rule 6.B.2
    "the applicant for a new withdrawal of ground water from the Confined Aquifer must change the point of diversion of or permanently retire an existing vested water right or rights to withdraw ground water from the Confined Aquifer with historical withdrawals from the Confined Aquifer equal to the new, increased, or additional supply of ground water to be withdrawn from the Confined Aquifer."
  • Division 3 Withdrawal Rules Rule 13.2
    "The State Engineer determines that the groundwater supply in the region known as the Costilla Plain and shown on the attached Exhibit G is fully appropriated and there is no unappropriated groundwater available for appropriation without injury."
  • DWR Policy 2003-3 (Division 3, modified 2016)
    "applications for supplemental wells or alternate point of diversion wells will be denied until the applicant applies to the Division III Water Court in Alamosa for a change in water right and the court grants a decree that includes a finding of no material injury to other vested water rights."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-101(10)(b)
    "subdivision" does "not apply to any division of land which creates parcels of land each of which comprises thirty-five or more acres of land and none of which is intended for use by multiple owners."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-303(1)
    "A local government shall not approve an application for a development permit unless it determines in its sole discretion, after considering the application and all of the information provided, that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed water supply will be adequate."
  • C.R.S. 29-20-103(1)(b)
    "'Development permit' is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government."
  • DWR Policy 2011-1 (amended), item 1
    "If the well is in an over-appropriated basin and in a tributary source, or a not nontributary source in the Denver Basin, it shall be presumed to cause injury unless the well meets the requirements of subsection 37-92-602(3)(b)(IV)."
  • C.R.S. 30-28-136(3)
    neither the State Engineer's opinion nor the county's finding may "create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights"
  • El Paso LDC 8.4.7(B)(5)
    "The supply is of sufficient quantity to meet the needs of the proposed subdivision for 300 years".
  • El Paso LDC 7.2.2(D)
    "Subdivision standards and requirements regarding water supply and subdivision exactions ... shall not be applicable to an exemption."
  • DWR subdivision memo to county planning directors, 16 Mar 2005
    to satisfy a county's "300-year water supply approach", the developer may state that each lot will use one aquifer for a portion of the 300-year period (the first 100 years), then, a deeper aquifer for subsequent portions of the 300-year period
  • see presented conditions
    The law is quoted once, on the condition that holds it.
  • C.R.S. 38-30-102(3)(b)(I)
    "when a buyer of residential real estate enters into a transaction that results in the transfer of ownership of a small capacity well listed in section 37-90-105 (1)(a) or (1)(b) or a domestic exempt water well used for ordinary household purposes that is listed in section 37-92-602 (1)(b) or (1)(e), the buyer shall complete a change in owner name form for the well in compliance with section 37-90-143; except that, if an existing well has not yet been registered with the division, the buyer shall complete a registration of existing well form for the well within sixty-three days after closing the transaction."
  • C.R.S. 37-90-143(2)
    "any owner of an unexpired well permit issued pursuant to this article 90 or article 92 of this title 37 who changes a name or contact information from that on file with the state engineer shall file an update with the state engineer within sixty-three days after the date of the change, on a form prescribed by the state engineer."
  • C.R.S. 37-90-105(3)(e)(II)
    "Effective July 1, 2006, wells for which permits have been granted or may be granted shall be constructed within two years after the permit is issued, which time may be extended for successive years at the discretion of the state engineer for good cause shown."
  • HB25-1014 (2025), summary as enacted
    "The act extends the time frame for construction of a well to 2 years ... The act also removes the requirement that the commission or state engineer must mail a certified letter to the permit holder before a permit can be formally expired. The act allows the commission or state engineer to reinstate an expired permit if the applicant for reinstatement of the permit can show that the well was completed in a timely manner and submits a $30 fee."
  • DWR Guideline 2023-1 (Amended) §11
    A well must only be used for those uses listed on the well permit.
  • C.R.S. 37-90-107(1), (8)
    "Any person desiring to appropriate groundwater for a beneficial use in a designated groundwater basin shall make application to the commission". "The commission shall have the exclusive authority to issue or deny well permits under this section."
  • DWR Policy 2003-2, item 2
    "Requests for substitute water supply plans for providing domestic water within new or proposed residential subdivisions will not be granted because of the potential of the substitute water supply plan not being renewed and a permanent plan for augmentation not being approved by the water court. Under these circumstances, persons purchasing lots and constructing homes could potentially be faced with mandatory curtailment of their water source."
  • Arkansas Use Rules (95CW211) Rule 7
    "Acceptable plans shall be approved annually and shall include such terms and conditions as, in the opinion of the state and division engineers, are necessary to prevent injury to senior surface water rights in Colorado and depletions to usable Stateline flow."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-602(1)(b) (statute)
    "(1) This article, except for sections 37-92-201 and 37-92-202, does not apply to: ... (b) Wells not exceeding fifteen gallons per minute of production and used for ordinary household purposes, fire protection, the watering of poultry, domestic animals, and livestock on farms and ranches and for the irrigation of not over one acre of home gardens and lawns but not used for more than three single-family dwellings"
  • C.R.S. 37-92-501(4)(c)
    "The state engineer shall not curtail underground water withdrawals from aquifers in division 3 that are included in a ground water management subdistrict ... if the withdrawals are made pursuant to a groundwater management plan adopted by the subdistrict that meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (4)."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(3)(a)
    "Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the water clerk shall prepare a resume of all applications in the water division which have been filed in his office during the preceding month. The resume shall give the name and address of the applicant, a description of the water right or conditional water right involved, and a description of the ruling sought."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-302(1)(c)
    "Such statement of opposition must be filed by the last day of the second month following the month in which the application is filed."
  • C.R.S. 37-92-305(3)(a)
    "A change of water right, implementation of a rotational crop management contract, or plan for augmentation, including water exchange project, shall be approved if such change, contract, or plan will not injuriously affect the owner of or persons entitled to use water under a vested water right or a decreed conditional water right."
  • Commission Rule 12.1 (as quoted in designated_basins.md)
    No person shall divert designated groundwater if the diversion violates any applicable Rule.
  • Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD Rule 20.A
    "Any owner of a well permitted to make withdrawals from the alluvial aquifer within the District may initiate a call against wells within the District that are junior in priority."
  • Central Yuma GWMD Rule 18.1 (amended effective March 21, 2013)
    "In the case of any well owner who pumps more water in a given year than is allowed by any well permit, the District will require a future payback of 2 acre-feet of water for every acre-foot of over-pumping, unless modified pursuant to Rule 18.2. Such payback will be implemented by curtailment of future pumping from such well(s) beginning in the year following the year of violation"

The records read

DatasetPublisherRowsRefreshedVerify
Flood hazard zonesFEMA National Flood Hazard Layer59,80416 days agoVerifyhazards.fema.gov/femaportal/NFHL/searchResult
Irrigated landsColorado Division of Water Resources (CDSS)967,83316 days agoVerifycdss.colorado.gov/gis-data
Oil and gas wellsColorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission124,4515 days agoVerifyecmc.colorado.gov/data-maps/cogis-database
Public landBureau of Land Management5 days agoVerifygbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com
National Hydrography Dataset streamsUS Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset257,8015 days agoVerifyusgs.gov/…/national-hydrography-dataset
Structures (ditches, wells, reservoirs, springs)Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDSS)211,50216 days agoVerifydwr.state.co.us/Tools/Structures
Water court resumesColorado Judicial Branch, Water Courts13,3935 days agoVerifycoloradojudicial.gov/water-courts
Water court resumes, 2007-2020 (WebLink)Colorado Division of Water Resources, WebLink document repository18,38130 days agoVerifydnrweblink.state.co.us/…/.aspx?id=705729&dbid=0&repo=DWR
Decreed water rights (net amounts)Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDSS)174,24816 days agoVerifydwr.state.co.us/Tools/WaterRights/NetAmounts
Well permitsColorado Division of Water Resources (CDSS)598,74416 days agoVerifydwr.state.co.us/Tools/WellPermits
Wildland-urban interfaceUSDA Forest Service / SILVIS Lab wildland-urban interface162,37116 days agoVerifyfs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2015-0012-4
Water and sanitation district boundariesColorado Department of Local Affairs16 days agoVerifydola.colorado.gov/lgis
Safe Drinking Water Information System, public water systemsUS Environmental Protection Agency43 days agoVerifyenviro.epa.gov/envirofacts/sdwis/search
Community water system service area boundariesUS Environmental Protection AgencyVerifyservices.arcgis.com/…/FeatureServer/0
Service areaDenver WaterVerifyservices.arcgis.com/…/FeatureServer/1
Designated groundwater basins and management districtsColorado Division of Water ResourcesVerifymaps.dnrgis.state.co.us/dwr/Index.html?viewer=mapviewer
Statewide parcels (ownership, acreage, sales)Colorado Office of Information Technology7 days agoVerifygis.colorado.gov/…/FeatureServer/0
Statements of opposition in water court cases, 2016 on (WebLink)Colorado Division of Water ResourcesTodayVerifydnrweblink.state.co.us/DWR
Water right transactions and decree commentsColorado Division of Water Resources16 days agoVerifydwr.state.co.us/Tools/WaterRights/Transactions
Groundwater monitoring wells and water levelsColorado Division of Water Resources6 days agoVerifydwr.state.co.us/Tools/GroundWater/WaterLevels
Groundwater quality test resultsWater Quality Portal (USGS and EPA)TodayVerifywaterqualitydata.us
Substitute water supply plansColorado Division of Water Resources5 days agoVerifydata.colorado.gov/…/izbn-diak

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