The success of natural resources management projects often hinges on the ability to successfully understand the economic ramifications of alternative actions, manage fiscal resources, and acquire priority land and water resources. Headwaters is adept at all of these components, and offers a powerful combination of the full range of services from identifying and assessing the value of land and water assets through assisting in every step of acquiring those assets. We employ a range of techniques from classical to cutting edge to fit the needs of our clients.

Our core competencies include:
Economics

• Economic feasibility studies
• Agricultural economics
• Risk and uncertainty assessment
• Water supply planning and management

 
Land and Water Acquisitions

• Land appraisals and appraisal reviews
• Negotiations for contracts, options or agreements
• Preparation of deeds, grants of easements, releases, affidavits, receipts, and all other documents necessary to clear title
• Determine market value of individual water rights
• Negotiations for  contracts, options or agreements
• Preparation of permits and all other documents to establish permits  and other legal recording of ownership and right to use

Feature projects:

• PRRIP land and water acquisition
• City of Aspen water needs study
• Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) SEIS
• City of Greely, Colorado, Milton Seaman Reservoir EIS