The Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s (SUIT) Water Resources Division (WRD) requests your help to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Tribe’s water resources. The WRD serves the tribal membership by providing for the management, conservation, and utilization of the water resources of the Tribe. In 2020, Tribal Council approved the development of the Water Use Options Team (WOT), whose objective is to assist the WRD in identifying and developing water use options for the Tribe’s unused federal reserved water rights.  

WRD is seeking tribal members to serve on the WOT with SUIT staff and other stakeholders. The WOT’s goal is to develop viable and sustainable options for the unused portion of the Tribe’s federal reserved water rights and present the options to Tribal Council for their approval. 

WOT members must be 18 years old and be an enrolled member of the Southern Ute Tribe. Tribal members with water resources knowledge and/or experience are preferred.  WOT members will serve at least one year with the possibility of continuing past one year. WOT members will be compensated for meeting attendance at the current rate of pay ($20/hour) and will require approximately 4 to 6 hours per month. 

Please submit all letters of interest via email to krall@southernute-nsn.gov or mail them to Water Resources  Division, ATTN: Water Use Options Team, P.O. Box 737 #63, Ignacio CO, 81137 by Feb. 15, 2022. All letters of interest will be presented to Tribal Council for their consideration and WOT member selection. Please contact Water Resources at 970-563-2930 with any questions.