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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: September 23, 2021
TO: Mayor Arndt and Councilmembers
FROM: Mariel Miller, Water Conservation Specialist
THROUGH: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Theresa Connor, Interim Utilities Executive Director
Gretchen Stanford, Interim Utilities Deputy Director, Customer Connections
RE: Voluntary Water Shortage Watch Ends Oct 1
Bottom Line: The City Manager declared a voluntary Water Shortage Watch, effective April 29,
pursuant to Fort Collins City Code Section 26-167(a) and the Water Shortage Action Plan
(WSAP). In July, the City Manager decided to continue the Watch through the summer, when
water demands are greatest due to irrigation. With the irrigation season coming to a close, the
Interim City Manager has signed a declaration ending the Watch (attached), effective Oct 1
(expected publication date for the declaration is Sept 30).
Next Steps: Staff will develop an internal after-action Water Shortage Watch report to evaluate
the effectiveness of the Watch and provide a guidance document for future efforts. This report
will include an analysis on any water use reductions that might have occurred from the Watch
and results from a City staff and public survey that will be released Oct 1. Through various
leading up to Oct 1. Potential droughts and water quality impacts resulting from both the East
Troublesome and Cameron Peak wildfires may require water shortage response efforts in the
years to come. The public can stay updated on the status of our water quality and supply at
fcgov.com/water-status.
Staff will continue to:
1) Share information and identify collaboration opportunities with local and regional
providers on both water shortage and watershed recovery efforts.
2) Monitor water quality and work to improve future water availability by pursuing
watershed recovery actions and associated funding opportunities.
3) Continue to provide safe, high-quality drinking water by managing our two water
sources and our treatment processes.
CC: Mark Kempton, Interim Utilities Deputy Director, Water Resources and Treatment
Abbye Neel, Interim Water Conservation Manager
Liesel Hans, Interim Utilities Deputy Director, Water Resources and Treatment
Eric Potyondy, Assistant City Attorney
C Declaration and Order to End the Voluntary
Water Shortage Watch for Fort Collins Utilities Water Customers
The City Manager of the City of Fort Collins hereby makes this Declaration and Order to End the
Voluntary Water Shortage Watch for Fort Collins Utilities Water Customers , pursuant to Fort
Collins City Code Section 26-167(a) and the Water Shortage Action Plan (WSAP), dated April
2020.
A Water Shortage Watch was declared in the Declaration and Order of Voluntary Water Shortage
Watch for Fort Collins Utilities Water Customers , dated April 29, 2021 (April Order). The
potential for water shortage as described in the April Order has ended because of reduced water
demands due to the irrigation season coming to an end and water resources being adequate to
supply water for the remainder of the year. The voluntary Water Shortage Watch for Fort Collins
Utilities water customers shall therefore cease as of October 1, 2021.
Approved:
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Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager