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Water Rights Resources

Water law is complex, nuanced, and can be difficult to understand. We delve into common water law concepts and provide tutorials that describe how it use publicly available tools to learn more about water rights. To this end, below are a series of articles that are designed to help parties develop a general understanding of some of the basic principles of water law. The information provided below is for educational purposes only and if you have specific questions about your water rights, please contact the attorneys at Nazarenus Stack & Wombacher for legal advice. Use of this information is explicitly subject the website disclaimer available here.

Laserfiche Tutorial: How to Search for a Well Permit and Related Files if You Know the Permit Number

Well permits and any additional documentation associated with the permit are relatively easy to obtain if you know the well permit number. This tutorial will show you the steps.

1. Go to https://dwr.state.co.us/tools and click on the “Well Permits” button shown below:

2.Select the appropriate water division from the drop down menu, if known, and select “Permit Number” from the “More Options” drop down menu:

3.Type in the permit number as shown below and click “Search.” Some permit numbers contain letters after the numbers. It is easier to search if you omit the letters from the permit number and only enter the numbers into the search box.

4. Find the correct permit number from the list of results and click “View.”

5. Click on the “Imaged Documents” tab.

6. Click on “View” to display each available document. The well permit is typically found under the document type that is labeled “Original File.”

If you have questions about water court decrees, please reach out to the attorneys at NazarenusStack & Wombacher LLC.

William Wombacher