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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From the Archives: East Troublesome Fire
On Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, 2020, the East Troublesome fire exhibited behavior not seen from a wildfire at its altitude and seasonal alignment.
Crews Make Improvements at Shadow Mountain Reservoir Spillway
Crews from Northern Water and Dietzler Construction did important work in September and October to make repairs on the spillway at Shadow Mountain Reservoir in Grand County.
Uranium Monitoring, Testing and Modeling Continue
A small amount of water will be moved into Chimney Hollow Reservoir in November 2025. No water will be released as further mitigation options continue to be evaluated.