Water rights guide
South Platte basin
How to look up water rights in Weld County, Colorado
Colorado's most intensively irrigated county, with heavy overlap of oil & gas surface disturbance. Water rights are typically ditch shares (Cache la Poudre, New Cache, Larimer & Weld) plus non-exempt wells under augmentation plans.
Where to pull the records
- Decrees & structures
Colorado Division of Water Resources — Water Division 1 records.
- Well permits
DWR well permit search by parcel or address.
- Ditch shares
Call the specific mutual company; Weld has dozens of active ditches.
- Tax records
Weld County Assessor for parcel + share notations.
Local quirks to know
- • Post-2013 flood, many South Platte structures were rebuilt — verify current point of diversion matches the decree.
- • Overlap with oil & gas surface use agreements can affect delivery access.
TerraScope automates these lookups for Weld County properties. Run an evaluation or see report tiers.
Educational information only. Not legal advice.