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
Southwestern Water Conservation District
Special district that protects, conserves, and develops water resources for a nine-county region of southwestern Colorado spanning the San Juan, Dolores, and San Miguel river basins.
Local to Southwest
Their role in the four decisions
How to read Southwestern 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
Southwestern 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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