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Projects and Features Northern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictThe District's primary obligation is to operate and maintain the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. NCWCD also takes an active role in developing future water supplies for the region.The District supports improved conservation, efficient water storage and new technology to ensure the best possible use of water in the region. Colorado-Big Thompson ProjectThe Colorado-Big Thompson Project provides a supplemental water supply for an eight-county region in northeastern Colorado. Begun in 1938, the transmountain diversion project includes 12 reservoirs. The collection and distribution system annually delivers 213,000 acre feet of water for agricultural, municipal and industrial uses.Other ProjectsAs part of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's mission to responsibly and effectively develop, conserve and manage water resources to meet the current and future needs of its constituents, the District actively participates in a variety of water projects. These include the Sulphur Gulch Reservoir Project, the Tamarack Ranch Project, the Northern Integrated Supply Project, the South Platte Water Conservation Project, and the Windy Gap Firming Project.Pleasant Valley Pipeline ProjectThe Pleasant Valley Pipeline Project is a joint effort between NCWCD and the cities of Fort Collins, Greeley and the Soldier Canyon water districts (East Larimer County Water District, Fort Collins-Loveland Water District, and North Weld County Water District) to increase water supply reliability and flexibility for each of the participants. The 8.5-mile buried pipeline carries Poudre River water from the Munroe Gravity Canal to the Fort Collins and the Soldier Canyon water districts’ treatment plants during summer. In the winter flows are reversed, sending water from the Soldier Canyon outlet at Horsetooth Reservoir to Greeley’s Bellvue treatment plant near the Poudre River.Southern Water Supply ProjectThe Southern Water Supply Project provides Colorado-Big Thompson Project water to various Front Range cities and towns within NCWCD boundaries. The project consists of a buried pipeline which begins at Carter Lake, and delivers water as far south as Broomfield, and east to Fort Morgan. The project's main advantages: The water is from already developed sources. No new dams or reservoirs were built. And, the single, buried pipeline is less environmentally disruptive than the construction of several individual ones.Windy Gap ProjectConstructed during the 1980s, the Windy Gap Project provides an additional source of water for Colorado's northern Front Range.The Windy Gap Project is located just west of the town of Granby on
Colorado's West Slope. The project consists of a diversion dam on the
Colorado River, a 445-acre-foot reservoir, a pumping plant, and a
six-mile pipeline to Lake Granby. The Windy Gap Project can
deliver an average of 48,000 acre feet of water annually,
primarily between April and July. Windy Gap Firming ProjectThe Windy Gap Firming Project was proposed to store Windy Gap Project water and ensure reliable future deliveries from the project. WGFP participants include the cities of Broomfield, Greeley, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, and Loveland; the towns of Erie, Evans, Fort Lupton and Superior; the Central Weld County Water District, the Little Thompson Water District, the Platte River Power Authority and the Middle Park Water Conservancy District.The purpose of the proposed WGFP is to deliver a firm annual yield of up to 30,000 acre-feet of water by 2010 from the Windy Gap Project. The WGFP would also provide up to 3,000 acre-feet of storage for the Middle Park Water Conservancy District in Grand and Summit counties. For additional information see the December 2004 Project Update or a detailed overview of the WGFP. |
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