Video Series - "Your Water Table - Finding Common Ground Around Our Rivers"

Learn more about the unique impacts of the White River and agriculture in our area.  The White River is a critical part of the Yampa - White - Green Basin Round Table's (BRT) collaborative work to protect and utilize water resources in the Basin.
The Yampa - White - Green Basin Round Table and American Rivers worked together to produce six videos that cover topics of:
  1. The Yampa River’s Hydrograph
  2. Municipal and Industrial Water Use
  3. Storage: Our Place in the Water Cycle
  4. Agriculture in the Basin
  5. Recreation and Wildlife
  6. White River Basin  
Each of these topics and subtopics talked about in each video episode touch on issues, threats and opportunities facing our local water resources in the Yampa, White and Green River Basins. 

To learn more and view the other videos visit https://yampawhitegreen.com/water_table_videos/  

Ag Water Update Presentation Recordings from 10/16/20

- Changes to Stock Watering Rights
- Drought Contingency & Demand Management
By: Colorado River District - Jason Turner
- BRT Changes to the Basin Implementation Plan
By: Yampa-White-Green Basin Round Table - Alden Vanden Brink
- Updates on the White River Integrated Water Initiative
​By: White River & Douglas Creek Conservation Districts - Callie Hendrickson 
- The Correct way to Submit your Water Records
- Water Right Abandonment
By: Division of Water Resources' Rio Blanco County Water Commissioner - Shanna Lewis
- CSU Edge of Field Study Efforts
By: Colorado State University Ag Water Quality Program Director - Erik Wardle
Colorado Decision Support System (CDSS) Navigational Guidance Video
Starring: Local Water Commissioner - Shanna Lewis 
(This video shows how to navigate the CDSS website and find the DWR's mapped water diversion structures and water rights information. There is also a link to a PDF file showing the same information.) ​

Information on Demand Management Feasibility

You may have been hearing a lot about "Demand Management" of Colorado water.  Information on this issue can be found on the Colorado Water Conservation Board's website by clicking here.

Find Your Water Diversion Structure

Click "Colorado Water Structures" below to access the Colorado Division of Water Resources' Structure database.  Find your specific structure here to view the State's records for your diversion.

Click "Search Fields" for suggested options to find ditches in Rio Blanco County once you are on the Water Structures page.
As you can see in the above United States map, Colorado and most other western states are very limited in the amount of precipitation we receive.  Therefore, we must understand and respect the water laws that govern that limited resource within out State and work diligently to protect the quality of it for all to utilize and enjoy.
Click on the links to learn more about water measurement devices. 
Types of Flow Measurement 
Parshall Flume Standard Install 

2020 Water Expo Presentations

CO River District: Annual Seminars & Information
https://www.coloradoriverdistrict.org/annual-seminars/
Colorado Cattlemen's Association
Ag Water NetWORK
Water Education Colorado 
CO Division of Water Resources 
Colorado Water Right Search 

Water User Reporting Sheet

Click and download the form below to record and report your water use.  Submit the form to your Water Commissioner by Nov. 15 each year. Rio Blanco County water users, contact our District office at 970-878-9838 for information on where to submit this form.
water_user_reporting_sheet.pdf
File Size: 130 kb
File Type: pdf
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The above Stream Flow map provides and overview of the historical average for each river that begins in Colorado.  

The largest percentage of water is on the western slope while the largest percentage of the people are on the eastern slope (front range).