Several towns and cities across Colorado’s Front Range are already announcing, or considering, water restrictions before the summer has even arrived. The decisions are largely coming amid record-breakingheat and a winter that had very low snow levels in both the Rocky Mountains and the Front Range.
“The message of conserving water is good every year. That being said, this is a year with very low snowpack and we recognize there is going to be less water in our streams,” said Jeff Stahla, spokesperson for Northern Water.
Northern Water is one of the state’s largest drinking and irrigation providers, predominantly serving Northern Colorado communities in Larimer and Weld counties…