Rules & Rulemaking
Active Rulemaking
Rulemaking links found below are grouped by the subject area of the webpage which they are found on. When navigating to active rulemaking throughout the website you will find the current status of any active rulemaking, such as any planned stakeholder meetings and joining information, documents related to the rulemaking and ways to stay informed of any proposed or adopted changes to the rules.
Designated Basins
- Designated Basins (2CCR-410-1)
- Small Capacity Permits in Designated Basins (2CCR-402-4)
Division 1
- Republican River Groundwater Measurement Rules (2CCR-402-16)
- Republican River Compact Water Use Rules
- South Platte Groundwater Measurement Rules
- South Platte River Rules
Division 2
- Arkansas Use Rules
- Arkansas Measurement Rules
- Arkansas River Water Bank (2CCR-402-12)
Division 3
- Rio Grande Groundwater Withdrawal Rules
- Rio Grande Measurement Rules
- Rio Grande Confined Use Rules
Water Administration
- Agricultural Water Protection Water Rights
- Interruptible Water Supply Agreement (2CCR-402-15)
- Procedural- State Engineer Hearings (2CCR-402-5)
- Senate Bill 181 (Water Quality) Rules (2CCR-402-8)
Well Construction & Inspection
- BOE Administration Rules (2 CCR 402-14)
- Water Well Construction Rules (2 CCR 402-2)
Well Permitting
- Artificial Recharge Extraction (2CCR-402-11)
- Denver Basin (2CCR-402-6)
- Geothermal Rules (2 CCR 402-10)
- Produced Nontributary Groundwater (2CCR-402-17)
- Statewide Nontributary Groundwater (2 CCR 402-7)
Important Links
- COPRRR (Rulemaking Process)
- Colorado Register (Official Rules Publication)
- Secretary of State (Administrative Rules of State Agencies)
- Water Court
Current Rules & Regulations
The rules below are effective until revoked or revised. Please check the section above for any Active Rulemaking to see if any rules are in the revision process.
Use the table below to find all currently active Final Rules. The Subject Search box can be used to search for keywords in the subject field.