About Us
Committed to Delivering Water to Northeastern Colorado While Continuing to Plan for Future Water Needs for Our Growing Region
Since 1937, Northern Water has built a solid reputation of planning for and developing water supplies to approximately 1,021,000 people throughout our boundaries. We were created to contract with the federal government to build the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, and today we continue on our early mission of collecting water west of the Continental Divide and delivering it to Northeastern Colorado for agricultural, municipal, domestic, industrial and environmental uses. We expanded our water portfolio when Northern Water’s Municipal Subdistrict was formed in 1970 by six municipalities to build and operate the Windy Gap Project.
As population continues to boom in our service area, we’re continuing to plan for future water storage projects to meet the growing demands with two new projects planned – the Northern Integrated Supply Project and Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project. While our water projects keep our staff busy in day-to-day operations and future plans, Northern Water provides even more through monitoring weather and water quality data, tracking streamflows and reservoir levels, and providing water planning and efficiency information.
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Conservation Gardens in Berthoud Add Features That Mimic Real-World Locations
The Water Efficiency team has added five new demonstrations to the Conservation Gardens to inspire both commercial and residential garden installations.
Chimney Hollow Reservoir: Final Valves Arrive
Chimney Hollow Reservoir crews celebrated recently as the final two valves arrived from Germany. Workers will install the two crucial components inside the valve house by the end of March.
Glade Dam, U.S. 287 and Pipelines: Your Guide to NISP Construction
The conclusion of the federal litigation against the NISP permit means the project can move forward more rapidly toward construction.