Montrose County

13 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Montrose County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1877; 2 are DARCA members. 25 companies list a registered address in a city located in — or partly in — Montrose County.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Acme Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Big Blue Ditch Company In good standing — Registered in Cimarron
Cimarron Canal And Reservoir Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Columbine East Irrigation Company, LLC — — Registered in Montrose
Dallas Ditch Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Elk Ridge Estates Irrigation Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Evergreen Heights Ditch & Reservoir Company In good standing — Registered in Olathe
Fruitland Irrigation Company In good standing 3 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose County
Hairpin Lateral Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose County
Hayes Teague Ditch Company Delinquent — Registered in Montrose
Hieland Ditch Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Horse Mountain Ditch Company LLC Delinquent — Registered in Montrose
Horse Mountain Irrigation Company Delinquent — Registered in Montrose
J. & M. Hughes Ditch Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
McDonald Ditch Irrigation Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Ouray Ditch Company Delinquent 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Palomino Acres Ditch And Water Company In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Paradox Valley Canal & Reservoir Co. In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Registered in Paradox
Rice Ditch In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Rio-Vista Irrigation Association, Inc. Delinquent — Registered in Montrose
Ross Brothers Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Sampson & Frasier Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Registered in Montrose
Shavano Valley Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Registered in Montrose
Silver Ridge Homeowners And Ditch Association In good standing — Registered in Montrose
South 7th Irrigation COOP LCA Delinquent — Registered in Olathe
Stark - Volkman Ditch Company In good standing 3 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose County
Registered in Montrose
Sunrise Ditch, Inc. "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
The Heritage at Bostwick Park Irrigation/Domestic Water Company, Inc. Delinquent — Registered in Montrose
The Redd Rhoades Water Company In good standing — Registered in Paradox
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association In good standing 20 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose County
Registered in Montrose
Valley View Irrigation Association, Inc. In good standing — Registered in Montrose
Virginia Mutual Ditch Company Inc. In good standing 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Gunnison and Montrose counties
Vista San Juan Irrigation Water Users Association In good standing — Registered in Montrose

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Standing is from the Colorado Secretary of State as of August 3, 2026: In good standing and “Exists” are both current statuses; Delinquent most commonly follows a missed Periodic Report (other causes exist — see the delinquency guide), 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 (13 of this county's 13 structure-verified companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Montrose County).