Western Mutual Ditch Company
- Town
- La Salle
- Basin
- South Platte
- Organized
- 1909
- Standing with the Colorado Secretary of State
- In good standing
- Colorado SOS entity ID
- 19871049007
- Principal office address on state record
- 13497 Hwy 256, Platteville, CO 80651
- Registered agent
- Lawrence Custer Grasmick Jones & Donovan LLP
- Water source
- South Platte River
- Earliest decreed right
- 2010 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 Western Mutual Ditch Company
- Contact
- David P. Jones and Wesley S. Knoll, Applicant counsel
- david@lcwaterlaw.com
- Mailing address
- 5245 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Suite 1, Johnstown, CO 80534
This contact appears in an official public record dated 2021; confirm the details before relying on it. Source checked August 15, 2026; source listing: Western Mutual Ditch Company; sources: Colorado Water Court Division 1 — January 2021 resume, case 21CW3002. The company has not claimed or edited this page.
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Verified public water record
2 water structures
| Structure | WDID | Type and source | DWR location | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Seep Ditch | 0200537 | Ditch South Platte River |
Weld County · Division 1 · District 2 | View on map |
| Western Mutual Equalization Pond | 0203005 | Reservoir South Platte River |
Weld County · Division 1 · District 2 | 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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Public notice activity
Annual meeting
— A 2025 public notice announced the company's annual stockholders meeting. Greeley Tribune, Public Notice Colorado record 149251This dated notice is evidence of the announced meeting, not a current meeting schedule, current officer roster, or proof the meeting occurred as planned.
Lost certificate
— A 2025 public notice reported a demand for a duplicate or replacement share certificate. Greeley Tribune, Public Notice Colorado record 143865This dated notice is evidence that a replacement demand was published, not proof of current ownership, share validity or value, transfer completion, or the company's present status.
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DitchBook is not affiliated with Western Mutual Ditch Company. This page is a public-record profile compiled from Colorado Secretary of State and public water-district data.
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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