High-country storage system near Fort Collins helps city avoid watering restrictions despite below-average runoff.
GREELEY, Colo. — While much of Colorado continues to navigate dry conditions, Greeley officials say decades of investment in mountain reservoirs and water infrastructure have left the city with a reliable water supply and no need for watering restrictions this summer.
Much of Greeley’s drinking water begins in the mountains of Larimer County, where a network of six high-elevation reservoirs captures spring snowmelt and runoff before it is stored for use throughout the irrigation season. Among them is Milton-Seaman Reservoir, located northwest of Fort Collins near Bellvue, which serves as a key component of Greeley’s long-term drought resilience strategy…