Resources Links

Colorado State Agencies

State of Colorado
https://www.colorado.gov/

Water Court information Colorado Judicial Branch
https://www.courts.state.co.us...

Finding current legislation Colorado General Assembly home page
http://leg.colorado.gov/

Locating water records and water forms Colorado Division of Water Resources
https://dwr.colorado.gov/

Keeping current with water quality developments Colorado Water Quality Control Division
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/wat...

Source of information on water supply conservation, drought planning, and Instream Flow Protection Colorado Water Conservation Board
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/

Finding corporate and partnership entities Colorado Secretary of State
https://www.sos.state.co.us/

Federal agencies

Federal water projects U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
https://www.usbr.gov/

Federal land status, information regarding public lands U.S. Bureau of Land Management
https://www.blm.gov/

Information concerning endangered species U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/

Information on current water conditions U.S. Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/

Information on National Forests

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/

Information on discharges of dredge and fill material (404 permits)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer district regulatory offices
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
https://www.usace.army.mil/

Select local water agencies

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
https://www.northernwater.org/

Southwestern Water Conservation District
https://www.swwcd.org

Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District
https://www.lowerark.com/

Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
https://www.secwcd.org/

Colorado River Water Conservation District
https://www.coloradoriverdistr...

Other resources

Colorado Foundation for Water Education
https://www.watereducationcolo...

This is a non-profit organization providing water resource information and educational opportunities regarding water.

Colorado Water Congress
https://www.cowatercongress.or...

The Colorado Water Congress advocates positions on water policy in state and federal water-related legislation.

Colorado Bar Association
https://www.cobar.org/

Use this website to locate a lawyer who is identified as practicing water law and gain access to recent Colorado court decisions.

Colorado Water Trust
https://www.coloradowatertrust...

This is a private, non-profit conservation organization which acquires and assists others in acquiring water rights or interest in water rights.

Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance
https://www.darca.org/

This organization was formed to serve Colorado's mutual ditch and reservoir companies, irrigation districts, incorporated laterals and private ditches.

National Water Resources Association
https://www.nwra.org/

The NWRA promotes the protection, management, development and beneficial use of water resources on a national scale.

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/

This is an electronic public access database that allows users to obtain case and docket information from federal, appellate, district and bankruptcy courts and from the U.S. Party/Case index.