La Plata County

7 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in La Plata County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1868; 2 are DARCA members.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Big Stick Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata County
La Plata River And Cherry Creek Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata County
Redmesa Reservoir And Ditch Company In good standing 3 WDIDs Operates structures in La Plata County
Schroder Irrigating Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata County
Talley Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata County
The Pine River Canal Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata County
Thompson-Epperson Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in La Plata 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 La Plata County).