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Northern Integrated Supply Project

Planning for our future

 NISP - Northern Water - Norther Integrated Supply Porject

Grow our partnerships

We all share a valuable stake in the Poudre River.

Some of us use water for recreation, all of us sustain ourselves with it, and some of us use it for our livelihoods. Regardless, we're all partners in its usage.  Facing these diverse demands has been a goal of Northern Water.

 

The NISP partners

Glade Reservoir is truly regional in scope, offering benefits to the residents of Larimer, Weld, Boulder, and Morgan counties. With that in mind, the 15 communities and water districts are partnering with Northern Water to build the project. The water providers in NISP are emerging communities that are experiencing rapid growth.

 

The partners will be responsible for all costs to permit, design, construct, and maintain NISP. A mixture of cash, bonds, and low-interest loans will finance the project, which is estimated at $426 million, or about $10,000 per acre-foot of water. It is an affordable option to meet future needs: an equivalent amount of Colorado-Big Thompson water is approximately $15,000 per acre-foot, and many communities in the Front Range are paying much more for new water supplies. In addition, project construction would be phased, allowing the NISP partners to pay for the project on an as-needed basis.

The community partners

As the goals of the project continue to evolve, Northern Water is committed to building new partnerships and enhancing existing ones. For example, the draft Environmental Impact Statement references talks Northern Water is having with ditch companies that will enable better management of Poudre River flows and provide water at times that it historically hasn't been there.