USES:

~ Ordinary household use inside ONE single family residence (NO outside water use allowed): Generally, this is all that can be approved on parcels less than 35 acres.

~ Ordinary household use in ONE to THREE single-family dwellings, irrigation of up to one acre of home garden and lawn, and watering of domestic animals: Generally, permits can be approved on parcels of land of 35 or more acres, or in areas inside the Designated Basins, the Denver Basin, limited areas on the Western Slope, and for subdivisions under a court-approved plan for augmentation that allow outside uses.

~ Livestock watering on farm, ranch, range, or pasture (on parcels of 35 or more acres).

~ Replace or deepen the well (into the same aquifer).

USES:

~ Commercial

~ Industrial

~ Municipal

~ Irrigation (if 1 acre or less, use Form GWS-44)

~ Feed Lot (if Livestock on a farm, ranch, or range use Form GWS-44)

~ Geothermal

~ Recovery Wells

~ Monitoring/Observation - Form GWS-46

~ Gravel Pits - Form GWS-27

~ Register Existing Well (in use prior to May 8, 1972) - Form GWS-12

Most applications require a non-refundable $60.00 fee, payable to the Colorado Division of Water Resources. Explicit instructions and fee schedules are included with your permit application.

~ Water Resources Ground Water Information Desk: 303-866-3587

~ Greeley: 970-352-8712

~ Pueblo: 719-542-3368

~ Alamosa: 719-589-6683

~ Montrose: 970-249-6622

~ Glenwood Springs: 970-945-5665

~ Steamboat Springs: 970-879-0272

~ Durango: 970-247-1845

OR

DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WEBSITE