Chaffee County

7 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Chaffee County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1866; 2 are DARCA members.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Bowen Ditch Company, Inc. In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Chaffee County
Mesa Mckenna Mutual Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Chaffee County
New Salida Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Chaffee County
Pinon Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Chaffee County
Riverside Ditch And Allen Extension Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Chaffee County
Tenassee Ditch Associates In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Chaffee County
Williams And Hamm Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Chaffee County

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Standing is from the Colorado Secretary of State as of July 27, 2026: In good standing and “Exists” are both current statuses; Delinquent means a missed annual filing — usually fixable in one sitting; means the company has no row in the current Secretary of State pull. Full explanation: what this check tells you.

See the statewide ditch map — plotted at their real headgates and reservoirs, straight from state water records (7 of this county's 7 companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Chaffee County).