§ 37-91-110 — Basic principles and minimum standards - rules

Colorado § 37-91-110

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Water Well Construction and

Text

(1) The
following basic principles, general in scope and fundamental in character, govern
the construction, repair, or abandonment of a well; the installation, repair, or
abandonment of a ground heat exchanger; and the installation or repair of pumping
equipment:

(a) Water wells shall be:

(I) Located in such manner that the well and its surroundings can be kept in a
sanitary condition;

(II) Adequate in size to permit the installation of pumping equipment to
produce the volume of water sought to be obtained in compliance with the well
permit;

(III) Constructed or abandoned in such a manner as to maintain natural
protection against pollution of water-bearing formations and to exclude known
sources of contamination;

(b) The pumping equipment shall be:

(I) Located in such a manner that the pump and its surroundings can be kept
in a sanitary condition;

(II) Selected, constructed, and installed: To meet the water yield and
drawdown characteristic of the well; to be durable and reliable in character; of such
material that no toxic or otherwise objectionable condition will be created in the
water; in such a manner that continued operation without priming is assured at the
time of installation; and to provide adequate protection against pollution of any
character from any surface or subsurface source.

(c) A ground heat exchanger shall be:

(I) Located in a manner that considers the physical limitations of the land
area and the proximity to other elements that might affect the type and
configuration of the ground heat exchanger; and

(II) Installed or abandoned in a manner that maintains natural protection
against pollution of water-bearing formations and excludes known sources of
contamination.

(2) The board shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend rules
reasonably necessary to ensure the proper construction or proper abandonment of
wells, the proper installation or proper abandonment of ground heat exchangers,
and the proper installation of pumping equipment. The board may require the filing
of information and reports relating to the construction or abandonment of wells, the
installation or abandonment of ground heat exchangers, and the installation of
pumping equipment if it deems such action necessary.

(3) All wells and ground heat exchangers shall be constructed or abandoned
and all pumping equipment shall be installed in compliance with this article 91 and
with the rules adopted by the board.

Legislative History

Source: L. 67: p. 696, � 10. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-20-10. L. 85: IP(1), (1)(a)(II), (1)(a)(III), and (2) amended and (3) added, p. 1187, � 13, effective July 1. L. 2025: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended and (1)(c) added, (HB 25-1165), ch. 257, p. 1318, � 26, effective August 6.