The majority of Wilson Water Group’s efforts are for clients we have assisted for many years. These long-term relationships were a key factor in the decision to start our firm in 2012. We also value our strong relationships with other water resources consultants, water administrators, and state and federal project operators.
Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Wilson Water Group is a leader in Water Resources Planning and Management in Colorado. We have worked on basin wide planning projects in every basin in Colorado and specialize in using the Colorado Decision Support System (CDSS) to help our clients understand historical, current, and future water availability and water uses. Example projects completed by Wilson Water Group include:
Water Supply and Demand Planning:
- Water Availability Studies: Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study, CRWAS
- Historical Water Use Studies: Yampa, White, Upper Colorado, Gunnison, San Juan/Dolores, North Platte, South Platte, and Arkansas River Basins
- Future Demands Assessment: State Water Supply Initiative, Technical Update to the Colorado Water Plan
Water Storage and Conveyance Concepts and Feasibility Studies
- Homestake Partners
- Eagle River Memorandum of Understanding
- Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District, Coal Creek
- Mancos Water Conservancy District, Jackson Gulch Reservoir
Stream Management Plans/Integrated Water Management Plan
- Rio Grande, Conejos River, and Saguache Creek Stream Management Plans
- Upper Gunnison Basin Watershed Management Plan
- Mancos Watershed Drought Resiliency Plan
River and Reservoir Modeling
Wilson Water Group has developed river and reservoir models representing water uses and operations in basins across Colorado and the Upper Colorado River Basin. We have been involved in developing and updating all the Colorado Decision Support System StateCU and StateMod models. Our extensive knowledge of Colorado water rights allows us to develop models that allocate surface water based on Colorado Water Law resulting in accurate estimates of water availabiliy, stream flows, and reservoir levels. Example projects completed by Wilson Water Group include:
Surface Water Modeling and Investigations
- Surface Water Allocation Modeling: Yampa River (Basin Roundtable support), Eagle River, Blue River, Pine River, Mancos River, and Upper Gunnison River
- Instream Flow Assessment: White River Management Plan, North Platte
- CRSS and CRMMS Riverware Modeling: Colorado River Operations
Colorado Decision Support System
- Model Development: Yampa, White, Upper Colorado, Gunnison, San Juan/Dolores, North Platte, South Platte, and Arkansas River Basins
- CDSS Training
Future Hydrological Conditions Scenario Modeling
- Denver Water Board: Robust Decision-Making Analysis Support
- CRWAS and Technical Update to the Colorado Water Plan
- Upper Colorado River Commission
Agricultural Use Assessment
Wilson Water Group has completed projects assessing basin-wide and field-level agricultural consumptive use and conservation savings in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah. Our projects have involved both analyses and monitoring to help our clients determine what field research would be the most useful to their project. Example projects completed by Wilson Water Group include:
Agricultural Consumptive Use Analyses and Studies
- Lysimeter Studies
- Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Use Study
- System Conservation Pilot Program
Water Rights Support and Litigation
Wilson Water Group provides Water Rights Support for many of our clients. Our staff members are experts in providing engineering support for Water Court and helping our clients understand their water rights portfolio. We provide water rights and litigation support for our clients as follows:
Water Rights and Diligence Support
- Independent Farmers, Ranchers, and Land Owners
- Molson Coors
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe
- Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe
- Southeastern Water Conservancy District
- San Juan Water Conservancy District
- Northern Water
- Homestake Partners
Individual and Regional Augmentation Plans
- North Platte Basin
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe
- Lower Yampa River Augmentation Plan (Moffat County)
Exchange Potential Analysis
- Southeastern Water Conservancy District
- Molson Coors
Alternative Agriculture Transfer Methods and Watershed Planning
- System Conservation Pilot Program
- Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District
- The Nature Conservancy
- Colorado Ag Water Alliance
- Trout Unlimited
- American Whitewater
Compact Planning and Litigation Support
- Rio Grande River
- Colorado River
- Arkansas River
- Purgatoire River
Stakeholder Engagement and Project Management
Wilson Water Group staff pride themselves on their technical strengths. Because we have a strong understanding of water rights, water administration, and various project operations, we are trusted by stakeholders and often asked to assist in outreach efforts and stakeholder facilitation. We have been responsible for project management and stakeholder organization for a variety of clients and projects as follows:
Basin Round Table Support
- Gunnison Basin Implementation Plan
- North Platte Basin Implementation Plan Update
- Yampa/White/Green Basin Implementation Plan Update
Environmental Studies/Permitting and Stakeholder Engagement
- Eagle River Memorandum of Understanding
- Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic Efforts
Watershed Planning
- Mancos Conservation District
- Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District