Attendance: Reiner Haubold, Joe Meigs, Tim Crawford, Dave McElhaney, Jack Byers and Daniel Niemela

Topic: Water Well Construction Rules
CWWCA voted at its membership meeting to explore potential rule changes concerning casing wall thickness, grouting requirements and minimum well diameter. The Technical Working Group discussed these items. Jack Byers provided a background regarding the history of the current Water Well Construction Rules. The current rules were developed in 1999 and 2000. At that time the Board of Examiners supported a greater minimum annular space for grouting than required in the current rules. Those proposed rules faced significant opposition from water well contractors and CWWCA. Input from contractors resulted in the current requirements described in Rule 10.4.4 of the Colorado Water Well Construction Rules. Since then several neighboring states, such as Utah and New Mexico, have required a greater annular space for grouting than Colorado. Minimum casing size and wall thickness were also discussed. While in favor of the proposed increased construction standards, Jack Byers asked that CWWCA develop recommended changes to the Water Well Construction Rules for discussion at a future meeting. The CGWA was directed to provide recommendations based upon technical literature and experience. The BOE does not intend to change the rules without the support and mutual authoring by the CWWCA.

Topic: Water Well Contractor Renewal, Re-Licensing and License Audits
Jack Byers will provide information to Reiner Haubold regarding this topic for publication in a future issue of the Drill Stem. Mr. Byers feels that the State’s instructions and rules, which are distributed by mail, are very specific and self-explanatory. The primary benefit of publication in the Drill Stem will be to serve as a reminder of the instructions.

Future Topics:
Contractor and Consultant Responsibility for Adherence to State Statues and Rules
Geophysical Logging
AquaMap Update
Aquifer Storage & Recovery