Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
- Town
- Montrose
- Basin
- Not specified
- Organized
- 1903
- Standing with the Colorado Secretary of State
- In good standing
- Colorado SOS entity ID
- 19871036810
- DARCA member
- Yes
- Principal office address on state record
- 601 N Park Ave, Montrose, CO 81401
- Registered agent
- JAMES EARLE PLUMHOFF
- Water source
- Uncompahgre River
- Earliest decreed right
- 1881 per Colorado DWR records
Sources: Colorado Secretary of State business records as of August 3, 2026 (standing, principal office address, registered agent, formation date, entity ID), and Colorado Department of Water Resources net-amount records as of August 11, 2026 for the water source and earliest decreed right, including rights recorded only as alternate-point/exchange (APEX) amounts (each links to the state's own record). Compiled by DitchBook from public records, not edited by the company — how this page is built and what it can't tell you.
Official public-record contact
Contact Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
- Contact
- Company office
- Phone
- 970-249-3813
- Mailing address
- PO Box 69, Montrose, CO 81402
This contact appears in an official public record dated 2025; confirm the details before relying on it. Source checked August 15, 2026; source listing: Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association; sources: Colorado Water Court Division 4 — February 2025 resume, case 25CW3001. The company has not claimed or edited this page.
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Verified public water record
20 water structures
| Structure | WDID | Type and source | DWR location | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Ditch | 4001434 | Ditch Buttermilk Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 40 | View on map |
| East Canal | 4100520 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Ironstone Canal | 4100534 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Loutsenhizer Canal | 4100537 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Montrose & Delta Canal Shared record (2 companies) |
4100545 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Satisfaction Ditch | 4100558 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Selig Canal | 4100559 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Spring Creek Valley D | 4100564 | Ditch Spring Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Uncompahgre Cedar Cr D | 4100571 | Ditch Cedar Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| A M H Lateral | 4100585 | Ditch Cedar Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Cedar Creek Lateral | 4100599 | Ditch Cedar Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Chipeta Ditch | 4100601 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Colorow Ditch | 4100604 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Dry Creek Feeder D | 4100610 | Ditch Dry Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Eggleston D | 4100628 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Delta County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| F. J. Lateral | 4100631 | Ditch Dry Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Foster Ditch | 4100635 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Homestake Ditch | 4100655 | Ditch Uncompahgre River |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Ironstone Extension D | 4100983 | Ditch Dry Creek |
Montrose County · Division 4 · District 41 | View on map |
| Cimarron Feeder Garnet Ditch | 6200561 | Ditch West Fork Cimarron River |
Hinsdale County · Division 4 · District 62 | View on map |
Published from DitchBook's verified company-to-WDID crosswalk as of August 17, 2026, using Colorado DWR structure records pulled August 11, 2026. Open a structure for its source fields, exact map status, company association, and official water-right citation. This table does not say that any particular parcel is served by, owns shares in, or is crossed by the structure.
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Water court activity
- 26CW3029 (Water Division 4, June 2026 resume watch) — (Ref No. 13CW0004, 20CW3006) ; Ouray County; N.W. Cow · court's resume
“…f Lou Creek; 37.5 c.f.s. of the water right is owned by the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (“UVWUA”). UVWUA’s portion is further divided into 7 equal…”
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A mutual ditch or reservoir company is a nonprofit corporation formed under Colorado law — most commonly C.R.S. Title 7, Article 42 — so that landowners who share an irrigation ditch, canal, or reservoir can jointly own and operate it. Instead of the water right belonging to a single person, shares in the company represent each owner's proportional claim, and the company's board and secretary keep the ledger, run assessments for maintenance, and issue certificates the way any small corporation would. Many of these companies have operated continuously since the 1880s, run entirely by volunteer officers who inherit the books from whoever kept them before.
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