Colorado Dept Water Resources

The colorado division of water resources dwr released the decennial abandonment list of water rights today an important process of colorado water law and colorado s system of administering our state s water rights.

Colorado dept water resources. The colorado department of public health and environment can provide guidance on this process. Division of water resources 1313 sherman street suite 821 denver co 80203 303 866 3581 askdwr. The colorado division of water resources division offices are located in the seven major river basins throughout the state. Every 10 years the colorado division of water resources is required by colorado.

The colorado division of water resources administers water rights and interstate compact agreements throughout the state. The colorado division of water resources dwr also known as the office of the state engineer administers water rights issues water well permits represents colorado in interstate water compact proceedings monitors streamflow and water use approves construction and repair of dams and performs dam safety inspections issues licenses for well drillers and assures the safe and proper construction of water wells and maintains numerous databases of colorado water information. To administer these the division maintains a network of stream and reservoir monitoring sites which collect and transmit periodic data values. To find a stream gage select a division from the map on the left enter a station abbreviation or select from the list below.