The Glade Reservoir project, a cornerstone of the Northern Integrated Supply Project intended to provide a reliable water source to roughly 15 municipalities and communities, might be in jeopardy after a key investor withdrawal.
In an arid state like Colorado, water security is a major concern, especially as residential areas continue to grow and the population increases. The Northern Integrated Supply Project was created to combat those issues by constructing two new reservoirs near Fort Collins and Greeley as part of their goal to provide 40,000 acre-feet of water to Northern Front Range communities. Glade Reservoir alone is eventually expected to hold roughly 170,000 acre-feet of water.
“We anticipate that we might not have 40,000 acre-feet of firm yield demand, but we’re certainly going to be in the middle 30s for when we’re completely spoken for on this,” said Jeff Stahla, public information officer at Northern Water regarding adjustments to the plans after the recent investor shift…