Owns the water
State law and the state engineer's office decide who has the right to a stream in a given year.
Water conservancy district · local
Northern Water
Special district that captures supplemental water diverted from the Colorado River basin and delivers it to more than 1.1 million people and 615,000 irrigated acres across eight northeastern Colorado counties.
Local to South Platte, Colorado
Their role in the four decisions
How to read Northern Water
Plans ahead
Basin roundtables and statewide planning set priorities for supply, rivers, and agriculture.
Pays for the work
State grant programs and statewide funds pay for most local water projects.
Does it on the ground
Northern Water does the on-the-ground work: delivering, treating, restoring, or monitoring water locally.
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