The Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD) was created on April 16, 1941 by the Colorado General Assembly through House Bill #795 (Statute 37…

Since 2023, the SWCD Water Conservation and Infrastructure Partnership (Partnership) has pulled together entities across the Southwest Region of…

Monitoring the legislative process is integral to keeping a finger on the pulse of dynamic water policy in the state. On behalf of its diverse…

The Southwestern Water Conservation District periodically offers financial assistance in the form of grants to “qualified entities” that are carrying…

Weather modification, also known as cloud seeding, is designed to increase winter precipitation. Cloud seeding disperses substances into the air that…

SWCD and partners support state and federal stream gauges throughout the region.

Water users upstream of the City of Durango’s proposed water park in the Animas River drainage may obtain water rights that have priority over the…

Southwest Colorado has experience drought a majority of the past 20 years. While summer monsoons staved on wildfire and rejuvenated soils, the drought…

The Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD) was formed to represent southwestern Colorado in water management and planning matters. Since 1941…