In the winter of 2025, after 20 years of planning and four years of work, the Chimney Hollow Reservoir project, west of Loveland and Berthoud was completed. The dam for Northern Colorado at 350 feet tall, is one of the country’s tallest dams, and is one of the first in the nation to be an “asphalt core” dam.
Who Gets the Water from Chimney Hollow Reservoir?
Once the Chimney Hollow Reservoir begins dispersing water, it will serve 12 municipalities and utilities in Northern Colorado, serving over 825,000 people: Broomfield Erie, Fort Lupton, Greeley, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Superior, Central Weld County Water District, Little Thompson Water District, Platte River Power Authority.
Chimney Hollow Reservoir’s Connection to the “Computer Age”
The 3,500 acres that Chimney Hollow Reservoir sits on was once owned by what was once a major employer in the Loveland area, Hewlett-Packard (HP.) Many around Loveland may…..