Regional Pool Program
The Regional Pool Program provides Northern Colorado water users with another method to acquire Colorado-Big Thompson Project water on a seasonal lease basis.
RPP water becomes available when allottees do not use all of their C-BT quota water in a given year, and when an allottee's surplus exceeds his/her carryover capacity.
This surplus water is then placed in the RPP. Depending upon Northern Water Board action, RPP water may become available to water users the following year on a competitive bid basis.
Agricultural, municipal and industrial water users within Northern Water boundaries are eligible to lease RPP water, even if they are not C-BT allottees, as long as they have a beneficial need and use for the water.
The Northern Water Board adopted the program in 2005 when it approved the Regional Pool Program Rule. The board can allocate RPP water during its regular January through September meetings, but only when C-BT Project reserves exceed a set amount.
See the RPP fact sheet for more details.
Bidding Process
Interested water users who wish to submit a bid must complete the Regional Pool Program Pre-Approval Form either before bidding or with their bid, which is submitted using the Regional Pool Program Bid Form.
Bidders must specify the amount of water they would like to lease, provide a price per acre foot and submit the bid by the stated deadline.
If the RPP water will be delivered through a carrier, such as a ditch or reservoir company, bidders must complete the Regional Pool Program Carrier Consent Form or provide a signed agreement stating that the carrier will deliver the RPP water to the bidder.
Northern Water staff open all bids in a public forum on the due date. Bid amounts and prices are open to the public, but the name of each bidder is kept confidential. Northern Water awards RPP water to bidders with the highest lease prices per acre foot.
For more information and frequently asked questions, see the RPP bidding fact sheet and the Regional Pool Program Procedure.
Latest News To get updates on the Regional Pool Program e-mailed directly to you or your organization, send an e-mail to regionalpool@ncwcd.org with your full name and your request to join the list.
You can also check this Web page for the latest RPP news. When bids have been opened and awarded, Northern Water will make all bid amounts available on the Bidders' Table.
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For more information, contact:
Northern Water Distribution Systems Department
970-292-2500
dispatch@ncwcd.org
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