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Colorado Conservation Security Program 2005 Priority Watersheds

About the Saguache Watershed

Land Use Acres
Irrigated Cropland 34,900
Non-irrigated Cropland 5,700
Rangeland 249,500
Pastureland 32,100

The Saguache Watershed is located in south central Colorado in portions of Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties. The watershed includes approximately 112 farms on 201,896 acres. The watershed is in an area which produces a variety of crops including potatoes, barley, oats, wheat, hayland, and legumes. This area of the state contains about 15 percent of Colorado's irrigated land. Additional data concerning this watershed can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed website.

Complete the Colorado 2005 CSP Initial Questionnaire to learn if you may be eligible for CSP, attend a public meeting to learn more about CSP, and/or view cost lists and stewardship payment data for the Saguache Watershed.

These documents may require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSaguache Watershed Fact Sheet (252 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSaguache Watershed Map (327 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Fact Sheet (132 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Priority Watershed Map (336 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Initial Questionnaire (26 KB)
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentAg Operation Delineation Fact Sheet (263 KB) NEW
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentCSP Control Certification Document (7 KB) NEW
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado's Conservation Record Workbook (847 KB) NEW
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Talking Points (21 KB)
Additional information about this new conservation program, as well as the CSP Self-Assessment Workbook, can be found on the National NRCS website.

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