8-702.A. This Division shall apply to all lands within the incorporated Town as described on the Town of Telluride Official Groundwater Zone Map, certified and on file with the Planning Department, the Office of the Town Clerk, and the Office of the Town Engineer. However, subsurface utility work conducted within street right-of-way is exempted. Zone boundaries may be altered or extended, from time to time, as warranted by the collection of additional data. The zone boundaries are general in nature and shall not be used to limit the acquisition of additional data.

8-702.B. Zone 1 is the area in which there is a high probability that the seasonal high water table will be five (5) feet or less from the surface. As a result, construction activities and structures may be expected to routinely penetrate groundwater. Zone 1 also includes all significant wetland and riparian resources within the zone. The Zone 1 corridor is generally within two hundred (200) feet of significant wetlands and the San Miguel River.

8-702.C. Zone 2 is the area in which there is a probability that the seasonal high water table will vary between five (5) and twenty (20) feet below the ground surface. In this area construction activities may intercept groundwater depending on location within the zone and type of construction.

8-702.D. Zone 3 is the area in which there is a high probability that the seasonal high water table will be greater than twenty (20) feet deep. In this area it is anticipated that normal construction activities will not penetrate groundwater. It is unlikely that this Division shall apply in this zone.