There is hereby created a water conservation district to be known and designated as the "Southwestern Water Conservation District". Such district is hereby declared to be a body corporate under the laws of Colorado. Said district shall comprise the following area and territory: The counties of San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma, Archuleta, San Juan, La Plata, all that part of Hinsdale county not included in the Colorado river water conservation district as set forth in section 37-46-103, that part of Mineral county lying south and west of the continental divide and being within the drainage basin of the San Juan river, and all that part of Montrose county described as follows: Beginning at the point where the common boundary of Montrose county and San Miguel county meets the boundary of Ouray county; thence northerly along the county line to a point on the range line between ranges eleven and twelve west, township forty-seven north; thence westerly along the north line of sections twenty-four, twenty-three, twenty-two, twenty-one, twenty, and nineteen township forty-seven north, range twelve west; thence northerly on the east range line of township forty-seven north, range thirteen west; to the northeast corner of township forty-seven north, range thirteen west; thence westerly on the south line of township forty-eight north, range thirteen west; to the southeast corner of section thirty-four; thence northerly on the east line of sections thirty-four, twenty-seven, and twenty-two, to the northeast corner of section twenty-two; thence westerly on the north line of sections twenty-two, twenty-one, twenty, and nineteen township forty-eight north, range thirteen west, to the east range line of township forty-eight north, range fourteen west; thence northerly along the range line to its intersection with the south line of township forty-nine north, range thirteen west; thence westerly on the township line to the southeast corner of township forty-nine north, range fifteen west; thence northerly on the range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen west, township forty-nine north, to its intersection with the north boundary line of said Montrose county; thence westerly along the north boundary of said Montrose county to its intersection with the west boundary line of the state of Colorado; thence southerly on the west boundary of the state of Colorado to the southwest corner of said Montrose county; thence easterly on the south boundary of Montrose county to the place of beginning, all townships and ranges of the New Mexico principal meridian; all of said southwestern water conservation district lying and being in the state of Colorado.
Source: L. 41: p. 867, § 2. CSA: C. 173B, § 57. L. 43: p. 643, § 1. L. 45: p. 726, § 1. CRS 53: § 149-9-2. L. 61: p. 857, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 150-8-2.