Why would the Colorado Division of Water Resources issue a household-use only permit to one neighbor while the other neighbors have a permit that allows livestock water?
A. The most likely reason one home has a household-use only permit and the other has a domestic and livestock water permit is that the neighbor’s well was installed prior to 1972 and the livestock use was already in existence. Also, there are many exceptions to the general rules for groundwater appropriation, including designated ground water basins in the Front Range (Denver Basin) and eastern Colorado. The Colorado Ground Water Commission administers water use in the designated basins.
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