ABOUT US
OUR NAME
Central Colorado Water Conservancy District is known by several names, which are often used interchangeably. These are those most common:
- Central Colorado Water
- CCWCD
- Central Colorado Water Conservancy District
To make things even more confusing; we have two Subdistricts.
- Groundwater Management Subdistrict (GMS)
- Well Augmentation Subdistrict (WAS)
Our name is often confused with other Colorado entities, please reach-out to us with any questions.
OUR HISTORY
Created to develop, manage and protect water resources for Northeast Colorado, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District has been in operation since September of 1965. The district stretches along the South Platte River from Commerce City to Fort Morgan. Policy and goals are established by a fifteen-member Board of Directors who are appointed by a district judge. Since its beginning, the Board of Director’s goal has been to advocate and support the development of water resources within the South Platte River basin.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, Groundwater Management Subdistrict and Well Augmentation Subdistrict is governed by a 15 – member Board of Directors. Directors must reside and own real property within the District boundaries. The Board of Directors appoints its own officers and Subdistrict committees.
Meetings for the Board of Directors are monthly on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of the month for committee meetings and on the third Tuesday of the month for a regular Board meeting. The Board meeting begins at 10:00 am, are open to the public and take place Central’s office at 3209 W. 28th Street in Greeley Colorado.
Directors of the 15-member Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, Groundwater Management Subdistrict and Well Augmentation Subdistrict Boards are appointed by district court judges for four-year terms. Notices for all Board of Director vacancies are posted below.
To be considered for a director vacancy an individual must:
- Have resided within Central’s boundaries for at least one year
- Be the owner of real property within the District in Adams, Morgan or Weld Counties
- Be knowledgeable in water matters
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ralph Anders
President
District Committee
Evans, Colorado
David Bernhardt
WAS Committee Chair
Milliken, Colorado
Steve Bruntz
WAS Committee
Wiggins, Colorado
Douglas Dill
District Committee
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Frank Eckhardt Jr.
At Large
GMS Committee
La Salle, Colorado
Gary Herman
WAS Committee
Platteville, Colorado
Dan Kammerzell
District Committee
Milliken, Colorado
Vern Kammerzell
GMS Committee
Milliken, Colorado
Everett Kissler
District Committee
Kersey, Colorado
Randall Knutson
WAS Committee
Platteville, Colorado
John Mark
GMS Committee
Kersey, Colorado
Alan Mazzotti
GMS Committee
Hudson, Colorado
Donald Rosenbrock
District Committee – Chair
Mead, Colorado
Chad Schafer
Vice President
GMS Committee
La Salle, Colorado
Bret Schmidt
Treasurer
WAS Committee
La Salle, Colorado
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GIS (Geographic Information System) is a computerized mapping system.
Leaching is the downward transport by percolating water of minerals into a soil.
Integrated Decision Support Consumptive Use (IDSCU) is an efficient model for computing field & farm consumptive use.
Class B, C, and D, Water Allotment Contracts are a legal documents used to provide augmentation to member wells.
Change of Use is the legal requirement that water rights be changed from agriculture to augmentation (or other) uses.
Annual assessments are fees paid by well users to Central to allow them to pump wells out-of-priority.
The water year is April 1 to March 31 of any given year.
Commonly, an augmentation plan authorizes out of priority diversions for beneficial use to the extent that a replacement supply of water is made available to substitute for the otherwise diminished amount of water available to supply other water rights.
No, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District only augments water for irrigation wells within the District.
The state requires Central Colorado Water Conservancy District to check meters 4-times a year.
Contact Us
CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
Physical address:
3209 W 28th Street
Greeley, Colorado 80634
Office phone: (970) 330-4540
Email address: Staff@ccwcd.org
HOURS:
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Closed daily 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for lunch