In 2024, the Southern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SCWCD), based in Center, Colorado, was created to allow its member growers to continue to irrigate over 17,000 acres of land at lower costs than are anticipated under local groundwater subdistrict programs. The SCWCD has twelve members and 257 Irrigation wells. Primary irrigated crops include potatoes and alfalfa, much of it organic. The creation of the SCWCD was a business decision for the group since most rely primarily on shallow (unconfined) groundwater for their irrigation water supply.