The Army Corps of Engineers is now facing a lawsuit from a northern Colorado organization, a lawsuit which is aimed at preventing the construction of a new reservoir north of Fort Collins. “Save the Poudre,” an organization that has been trying to preserve the iconic Poudre River for decades, accused the Army Corps of Engineers of improperly granting a construction permit for a dam that would be built north of Fort Collins.
The project, known as the Northern Integrated Supply Project, would create a reservoir over what is currently a major section of Highway 287 between Fort Collins and Laramie, Wyoming. The goal is to store and distribute water to growing communities along the front range.
“We are very concerned about the project,” said Mark Easter, board chair of Save the Poudre.