2 Colo. Code Regs. § 402-5-2

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Rule 2 CCR 402-5-2 - Scope and Purpose

A. These rules shall govern all rulemaking procedures, Adjudicatory Proceedings and petitions for declaratory orders before the State Engineer except when the State Engineer is acting as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Colorado Ground Water Commission, is acting solely as executive director of the Commission, or is acting as a member of the State Board of Examiners of Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors.

B. These rules are intended to assure that all hearings held before the State Engineer are conducted in a fair and impartial manner, to assure that all Parties to the proceedings are accorded due process of law, and to provide the State Engineer with all relevant facts and information pertinent to decision making. These rules shall be liberally construed to carry out these purposes.

C. These rules do not apply to interpretive rulings, guidelines or other general statements of policy, which are not meant to be binding as rules.

2 CCR 402-5-2

38 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/15/2016