The Colorado River Water Conservation District, commonly called the Colorado River District, is a local government entity in Colorado created in 1937 to protect, conserve, use, and develop the water resources of the Colorado River basin, with a focus on Western Slope water interests.
Water rights protection, river basin management, drought response, water conservation, water project funding, legal and legislative advocacy, and interstate/federal Colorado River policy.
Primarily public funding through local government revenues and district resources, supplemented by grants and its Community Funding Partnership for multi-benefit water projects.
Colorado River District board and staff; Western Slope water users and counties within the district; Colorado water policy and basin stakeholders.
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