Water Administration in the Cache La Poudre River Basin
Technical Memorandum To: Chandler Peter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers From: Seth Turner, CDM Kelly DiNatale, DiNatale Water Consultants Matt Bliss, Hydros Consulting Jordan Dimick, CDM Date: August 1, 2011 Subject: Water Administration in the Cache la Poudre River Basin The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the reader with an overview summary of water administration in the Cache la Poudre (Poudre) River Basin in northern Colorado. This document was prepared at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in conjunction with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews and preparation of the Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for the proposed Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) and the proposed expansions of the existing Halligan Reservoir and the existing Milton Seaman Reservoir. The Applicant for NISP is the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD or District), acting on behalf of 15 participating municipal and rural domestic water providers that are located within the District's boundaries in Boulder, Larimer, Morgan, and Weld Counties in northern Colorado. The Applicant's Proposed Action is the construction of the 170,000 acre-foot (AF) Glade Reservoir, located in the Hook and Moore Glade area northwest of Fort Collins near Ted's Place, off of the main channel of the Poudre River, and the 45,624 AF Galeton Reservoir, located on the plains northeast of Greeley and east of Ault. Additional infrastructure and exchange operations would be necessary to facilitate delivery of water to the project's participants. The City of Fort Collins and the North Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC) are jointly pursuing the expansion of Halligan Reservoir, located on the North Fork of the Poudre River (North Fork), above Livermore.
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