A tight-lipped Western Colorado irrigation association is remaining neutral on the growing presence of private investors in their sizable pool of senior water rights.
The Grand Valley Water Users Association (GVWUA) sent a letter to its nearly 1,700 individual water users in late June regarding recent purchases of agricultural land and associated water rights within their delivery area. Water Asset Management (WAM), a Manhattan-based private equity firm, has been active in the Grand Valley since 2017.
