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The following well permitting guidelines are in PDF format. Additional well permitting policies have also been developed for administering ground water by the Office of the State Engineer and the Division Offices.

General

Guideline 2019-2 Late Subdivision Letter Process (pdf)

Guideline 2016-1: Concerning Water Supplies for Auxiliary Living Spaces (pdf)

Guideline 2006-2: Concerning the State Engineer's Application of Rule 11.A of the Statewide Nontributary Ground Water Rules (pdf)

Guideline 2005-1: Determining the validity of non-exempt permits (pdf)

Guideline 2004-1: Differentiate between Well "Repair" and Well "Replacement" (pdf)

Headgate Wells

Guideline 2012-1: Concerning Permitting and Operation of Headgate Wells (pdf)

Location

Guidelines 2003-5: Regarding the Use of Wells Within Water Service Areas (pdf)

Permit Process

Guideline 2003-4: Retention of Well Permit Applications that are Withdrawn, Denied or Unacceptable (pdf)

Type - Geothermal

Steps For Applying For Type A Or B Geothermal Well (pdf)

Type - Monitoring

Guideline 2009·1: Regarding the State Engineer's permitting authority over wells located on hazardous waste remediation sites (pdf)

Type - Unregistered Existing

Guidelines 2003-3: (REVOKED 8/31/2017, See Guideline 2017-1) Evaluating Permit Applications For Existing Wells with Decreed Absolute Water Rights (pdf)

Guidelines 2003-2: (REVOKED 8/31/2017, See Guideline 2017-1) Evaluating Permit Reinstatements (pdf)

Guidelines 2003-1: (REVOKED 8/31/2017, See Guideline 2017-1) Evaluating Permit Applications for Existing Wells (pdf)

Guideline 2017-1: Evaluating Applications for Permits to use an Existing Well, Requests to Reinstate Expired Permits, and Acceptable Evidence of Pump Installation (pdf)