About Us
The Colorado River
Water Conservation District is a public water policy agency chartered
by the Colorado General Assembly in 1937 to be "the appropriate
agency for the conservation, use and development of the water resources
of the Colorado River and its principal tributaries in Colorado."  The
District is comprised of 15 West Slope counties in which a majority of
the Colorado River Basin in the State of Colorado exists. These
counties are Moffat, Routt, Grand, Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, Gunnison, Rio
Blanco, Garfield, Mesa, Ouray, Delta, and portions of Montrose,
Saguache and Hinsdale. The District covers approximately 29,000 square
miles, roughly 28% of the land area of Colorado.
The
southernmost part of the Colorado River basin in Colorado that
encompasses the San Juan River and its tributaries and the upper
reaches of the Dolores River are not included within the Colorado River
District.
The Colorado River Water Conservation District is governed by a Board of Directors.
Each of the 15 counties within the District has one appointed
representative. All policies, Resolutions, budget actions and other
major activities of the Colorado River District are approved by the
Board.
What's in a Name?
The
Colorado River Water Conservation District is known by several names,
which are often used interchangably. The following list covers the
permutations of our name:
Colorado River Water Conservation District,
Colorado River District,
River District,
CRWCD
The
River District is often confused with the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (CWCB), which has a separate and distinct mission from the River
District. The CWCB is a statewide agency, based in Denver and also
founded in 1937, that pursues water supply protection, flood
protection, water supply planning and finance, stream and lake
protection and conservation and drought planning for the State of
Colorado.
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