From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
All parties have stipulated in the case, but the final decree has not been sent to Division 2 Water Court Judge Dennis Maes, according to Mardell DiDomenico, an employee of the court…
The rules have been discussed for nearly three years as a way to prevent consumptive use from expanding as a result of more efficient farm practices such as canal lining or sprinklers fed from ponds. State Engineer Dick Wolfe organized a committee to develop the rules in 2008 after numerous objections surfaced to the initial form. Wolfe argued that the rules are needed in order to prevent Kansas from beginning new litigation over the 1949 Arkansas River Compact. Colorado and Kansas last year settled a 24-year lawsuit over the compact.
The rules include provisions for general compliance, individual engineering reports or group plans to meet guidelines for new systems that have been developed by the state engineer. They apply only to agricultural surface water, as wells already are covered by 1996 rules.
More Arkansas Valley consumptive use rules coverage here.