Before The Colorado Ground Water Commission Lost Creek Designated Groundwater Basin and Lost Creek Ground Water Management District- Weld County Take notice that pursuant to section 37-90-107(7), C.R.S., and the Designated Basin Rules, 2 CCR 410-1, Correy Lee Derr has applied for determinations of rights to allocations of designated groundwater from the Laramie-Fox Hills (receipt no. 10041765) and Lower Arapahoe (receipt no. 10041766) aquifers underlying 62.4 acres generally described as Lot B of Recorded Exemption No. 1475-25-01 RECX16-0060 being a portion of the NE 1/4 of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 64 West of the 6th PM. The applicant claims ownership of this land and control of the groundwater in these aquifers underlying this property. The groundwater from these allocations is proposed to be used on the described property for the following beneficial uses: domestic, livestock, commercial, irrigation, replacement, fish and wildlife, recreation, filling of a pond, and storage for the above uses. In accordance with section 37-90-107(7), C.R.S., the Colorado Ground Water Commission shall allocate groundwater from the above aquifers based on ownership of the overlying land. A preliminary evaluation of the application finds the volume of water available for allocation from the aquifers underlying the above-described property to be 1,399.2 acre-feet for the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer and 477 acre-feet for the Lower Arapahoe aquifer. The amount in the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer represents a reduction in the volume of water available for allocation due to the existence of a small capacity well, permit no. 336110, withdrawing water from beneath the described property. These amounts are subject to final evaluation, and subsequent to issuance of the determinations, adjustment to conform to the actual local aquifer characteristics. In accordance with section 37-90-107(7)(a), C.R.S., well permits issued pursuant to subsection 107(7) shall allow withdrawals on the basis of an aquifer life of one hundred years. In accordance with Rule 5.3.6 of the Designated Basin Rules preliminary evaluation of the application finds the replacement water requirement status for the aquifers underlying the above-described property to be nontributary for the Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer and nontributary for the Lower Arapahoe aquifer. Upon Commission approval of determinations of rights to the allocations, well permits for wells to withdraw the allocations shall be available upon application, subject to the conditions of each determination, the Designated Basin Rules, and approval by the Commission. Such wells must be completed in the aquifer for which the right was allocated and must be located on the 62.4 acres of above described property. Any person wishing to object to the approval of these determinations of rights to allocations must do so in writing, briefly stating the nature of the objection, the name of the applicant, a general description of the property, and the specific aquifer(s) and related receipt no(s). of the application(s) that are the subject of the objection. The objection must also include your contact information, including a phone number and an email address where you would like information related to the hearing sent. If you do not have an email address a mailing address must be provided. The objection, including a required $10 fee per application being objected to, must be received by the Colorado Ground Water Commission by close of business June 26, 2026. Objections should be sent via email to DWRpermitsonline@state.co.us, upon which the objector will be emailed an invoice for paying the fee online. If the objector is unable to provide the objection via email please contact 303-866-3581. Published: Greeley Tribune May 20, 27, 2026-2169157
