On October 28, 2024 the Upper Colorado River Commission approved $7 million in BIL / IIJA federal funding to pay for diversion measurement structures in Divisions 4, 5, 6, and 7 (additional details in CWCB's November 15, 2024 press release). More information about the process of turning these funds into on-the-ground measurement structures will be coming soon.
DWR is proposing technical changes to certain well permitting statutes and changing the timing of decennial abandonment in west slope basins. Check out the fact sheet for more details.
The Division of Water Resources will accept comments on the current draft of the proposed Measurement Rules in Water Division 7 until November 7, 2024. Please send all comments to marie.sullivan@state.co.us. The draft rules can be found on the Water Administration Webpage, under the subheading “Water Administration Rulemaking”.
DWR is offering a 2-hour online live course on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 9:30am-11:30am. RSVP to attend the online course. Two hours of continuing education credit are available for realtors and water well contractors. This course provides an overview of water administration, well permitting, and water rights in Colorado.
The Arkansas River Tributary Groundwater Use & Measurement Rules have moved to a new location. You can now find these on the Division 2 Office webpage.
The Rio Grande Groundwater Withdrawal and Measurement Rules have moved to a new location. You can now find these on the Division 3 Office webpage.
The Republican River and South Platte River Groundwater Measurement Rules have moved to a new location. You can now find these on the Division 1 Office webpage.
Colorado Division of Water Resources, Dam Safety, just published new Guidelines for the Use of Regional Extreme Precipitation Study (REPS) Rainfall Estimation Tools.
We have released the Well Abandonment Report eForm to replace the GWS-09, GWS-09A and GWS-09B PDF Forms. You will need to file an individual Well Abandonment Report eForm for each well/hole. Please note, you will need to have an email address and create an account to file the eForm.
A new eForm is coming soon for Well Abandonment. When launched, it will replace the GWS-09 (Well Abandonment Report), used to report abandonment of an existing well or monitoring hole/test hole. When the new eForm is launched, an announcement will be posted on DWR’s Website with a public user guide that outlines the new process to file online.