WSP03914

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/1/1987
• Author: South Platte Researc
• Title: Voluntary Basinwide Water Management - South Platte River Basin Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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management companies. Such institutions in the South Platte River Basin
include the following:
Private,incorporated companies that divert water from natural
water courses and convey water via canals to irrigators and private
entities and operate reservoir(s). Two examples are the North
Poudre Irrigation Company and the Hater Suppl,V and Storage Comapny,
both near Fort 'Collins.

Public ,irrigation districts, authorized in 1905 (Colorado Revfsed
Statutes, 37-41), formed by the majority of landowners withfn a
county to provide irrfgation and drainage works and acqufre water
rfghts, etc. An example 15 the Bfjou Irrigatfon D15trict, Fort
Morgan.

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Conservancy dfstricts authorized by statute (Colorado Revised
Statutes, 37-45) have broad powers to own water rights and to plan,
ffnance, construct, operate, andmaintafn water resources develop-
ment projects on a multi-county basis ftself or via contract wfth
federal government. An example 15 the Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy Dfstrfct, Loveland.

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Groundwater management 'dfstricts are ~thorfzed to be formed
(Colorado' Revfsed Statutes, 37-90) once the State Groundwater
Commission establisheS a designated' groundwater basin (Color"do
Rev15ed Statutes, 37-90-106).0 , Thesedistrfcts for the management
of non-tributary groundwater have 'the,authority to regulate the u~e,
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control, and conservatfon of the ,dfstrict's groundwater. No

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groundwater management 'd'htrfcts currently exist in the South

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