High levels of naturally occurring uranium have been detected in water samples at the under-construction Chimney Hollow Reservoir southwest of Loveland, just months before Northern Water planned to start filling the reservoir that will provide water to a dozen cities and water districts.
Water supplier Northern Water plans to flow water into the 90,000-acre-feet reservoir in August, a month later than what was previously reported by the Coloradoan.
That water will serve Loveland, Greeley, Longmont, Erie, Superior, Louisville, Fort Lupton, Lafayette and Broomfield, as well as Platte River Power Authority, Little Thompson Water District and Central Weld County Water District…