Owns the water
State law and the state engineer's office decide who has the right to a stream in a given year.
Water conservation district · local
Rio Grande Water Conservation District
Special district established in 1967 to manage and protect water rights for the San Luis Valley, encompassing a five-county region of the Rio Grande basin.
Local to Rio Grande
Their role in the four decisions
How to read Rio Grande Water Conservation District
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
Rio Grande Water Conservation District does the on-the-ground work: delivering, treating, restoring, or monitoring water locally.
Neighborhood
Who they work with
Each relationship below is read off a public page, not inferred.
No relationship has been mapped for this entry yet. Below are other groups working the same water, not a confirmed connection, just proximity.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and EnvironmentGovernment agency
- Colorado Division of Water ResourcesGovernment agency
- Colorado Parks and WildlifeGovernment agency
- Colorado Riparian AssociationWatershed group
- Colorado Trout UnlimitedWatershed group
- Colorado Water CenterAcademic & research
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