HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 Ordinance No. 007ORDI NA!\CE N0 .1-
SE RI F.S OF 1992
BY AUTH OR ITY
COUKC I L BILL :-10 . 3
INT ROD UCED BY CO NCIL
~IDIBER GULU:Y
AN ORDINANCE CONCERN ING WAT ER RIGHTS TO, AND THE USE OF, WATE R
l'HO~I Tl-I E DAWS ON, DENVER, ARAPA HOE, LARM II E-FOX HILLS; AND DAKO TA
AQUIFERS; REQ UIR ING DEEDED WATER ;, NNE CT ION WITH
WATER SERVI CE CHANGES AND r -,'ING WELL CONS TR UCT ION .
WHEREAS , the Stale of Colo ro do has en ac ted Scnntc Bill 5, effec tive July 1, 1985,
conc ern ing cround wa t er, nnd mak ing on appropriati on in co nnection th er ewith : nnd
WHEREAil, th e City Council finds thnt it is prudent for the Ci ty of En glew oo d to
increase its wnter supply a nd water ri gh ts to ser"e t he pre sent and future nee ds or the
re si dents, lnnd owners, b u siness own e rs. and ot h e r wnte r consume rs inside nnd ou t sid e
the Ci ty : ond
WHER EAS, the water a ppropriated, th rough the pro,isions of Senate Bill 5, can be
appropri a te d, dive rted, and beneficially use d for ronsumption anJ gen eral use by the
publ ic \\i thin and without the bo und ar ies of th e City of Engl ewood, for the irri gation of
property, for the fighting of fir es, for u se in a pl a n for nugm entoti on to develop water fo r
s uch uses, and for othe r muni cipa l purposes os dee med npp ropriate by the City Council; nnd
WHEREAS, the City Counci l find s th nt it is in th e best intere s t of the re s id ents of th e
City nnd the gene ral public , to pro tect the gTo und wnter reso urc es bel ow the City fr om
depletion and r,iossible cont.omination ca used by th e drill ing of priva te wells in Lo sn id
nqu ifers, end to preven t interferenC'c with th e mun icipnl use of said wa ter nnd wn lcr
rights :
NOW , THEREFORE, ilS IT ORDA INED BY THE CITY CO UNC IL OF THE CIT Y OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLO RADO , AS FOLLOWS:
Si:t!.iJw...1. The City of hereby claims. a pp ro pri ates, an d incorporates into its municipal
se rvic e plon , nil right , title, and inte rest in, an d to, grou nd \\'Ater a nd wa ler rights in th e
Dows on , Denve r, Ar apahoe , Laramie.Fox Hill s a nd Dnko t n aq uifer s (hr rei nnft er
referred to as "sa id aquifers") underl yin g all la nd s withi n the bou n,:arics of th e City of
Engle wood (hereina n er referred to as "th e Ci ty") ns tho se bo undar'.es ex isted on J nn unry I.
1985 , =m that this Ordinan ce doc s no t app ly to:
n ) Ground water th at has bee n conveyed or res erved, or where co nse nt to use such
grou nd wnter hn s be en given or res er ve d in writing to any one oth er thnn th e Ci ty,
nnd wh ere s uch co nveyance, r ese rva ti on, e,r co nsent hns been properl y reco rde d
pr io r lo the effecti\'e da te of th i Ordi na nce:
Gro un d wn ter u nderl y ing lnnd ,, here wnte r !C:n ·ic'e i~ no t re:ison :ih .. m :ii lnh l~
-~ro m th e C it y nn d no pkm hns be:e n cs tnbli shed hy tha City n I lowing the lanct ownc:r
·.o obtnin :i, :i ltc rn;i ti\e wn tcr sun1l~
<;rc un d ,,n~i:r ,,her~. the co nsent to u~c -.m h ..:rou nd ,,.1ti:r h:-is ht:c·n gi\C•n to ;tn)..i 1,1•
her tha n the City hy the l;iwful e:ffh t c,f:-rn onlm :rn c-e or reso lu t ion ncl opl C'Cl pri or t
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,I) Groun<l wnle r Lhu L hn11 been dcC'r ccd or pcrmil lerl lo any one olhcr thnn th e ity pr io r
to lhe crTecl iv o dole of th is Ordinnncc: or
c) Ground wnlc r undc rl yinc lnn d where ,,·nler scn •i cc is nol being provid ed by the
City ns of lhc effective dole of this Ordinnnce, nnd such gr ound wnler is the subject
of nn nppli cntio n fo r dele rm ine li on of o rig ht lo use g round waler lil cd in th o wntcr
co u rt pri or to J uly I, 1985.
8..e.t1.i.D.n.., No pe rson mny wilh drow gro und wale r subject Lo Lhis Ordin ance, or drill, or
otherwi se construct n we ll , fo r the purpo se of wi thcl rowins gro und wn ter subj cr t lo this
Ordinnnce, ex cept as s peci fi ca ll y nllo we d by the Waler Co urt of the Stnte of Colo rado.
5.e.d.i.l2n..J , lfnny pn rt or pn rts of this Ord inan ce a rc, for nny renson, held lo be inv a lid,
su ch decision shnll not nffcct the va lidity of the rema ini ng portions of this Ordi n a n •c. The
City Coun cil h ereby decla res th at it wo uld have passed th is Ordinance nnd each pa,, ,,r
pn r ts th ereof, irrespecti\•e of the fac t that a ny one par t or pn rts be decl ared inva li d .
Pu blished in full on the January 9, 1992, J anunry 16, 199 2 an d Jnnuary 23, 1992 .
Introd uc ed, read in fu ll and passed on fir st readiu g on Lh e 3rd day of Fe bruary, 1992 .
Published as a Bill fo r an Ordin ance on the 6th day of Febr uary, 1992 .
Read by t itle and passed on fin al readi ng on the 18th day of Fcbrun ry, 1992 .
Published by titl e as Ordin anc e No.Z, Series of 1992, on the 20th day of Febru a ry, 1992 .
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Cyde E. Wiggi n s, ayor
I, Loucrishia ,\. Elli s , Deputy City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Co lorado , h er eby
certify th at the •bovc nnd foregoing is n t~e copy of the Ordinance passed on fi n al read in g
and published by titl e as Ordinance No.-/-• Seri es of 1992 .
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