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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 18, 2023
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Kendall Minor, Utilities Executive Director
From: Jason Graham, Director of Water Utilities
Re: May 9, 2023 Work Session Summary Fort Collins Water Storage Overview
Summary
The purpose of the presentation was to provide information and facilitate a discussion on current and
future water storage challenges for the Fort Collins community. Mayor Arndt was absent; all other
Councilmembers were in attendance. Staff requested direction on the level of engagement going
forward with Northern Water regarding the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP).
Option One – Do Council members agree with City staff further engaging with Northern Water on
NISP and its mitigation projects to continue alignment with city environmental and river goals?
Option Two – In addition to option one; do Councilmembers agree with City staff negotiation with
Northern Water on additional potential collaborative agreements related to NISP, the City’s water
storage challenges, and the City’s environmental and river goals?
Discussion
City Council was engaged in the discussion and asked a variety of questions. Councilmembers
Pignataro, Francis, and Ohlson asked questions related to permitting for both NISP and the Halligan
Water Supply Project. All Councilmembers asked questions related to water storage and service to
the entire Fort Collins community including areas not served by the City of Fort Collins Water
Utility. Council discussed the previously adopted formal opposition to NISP and noted it provided
support for remaining at the table to support environmental and river goals. As such, there was full
support to move forward with option one and mixed support for option two.
Follow-Up Items
Council requested information on the rate at which Glade Reservoir would complete its initial
fill.
For slide 8, a question was asked regarding the correlation between location on the I-25 corridor
with the levels of water storage per community.
Council requested information detailing the expected need for additional water storage, beyond
what Halligan will provide, and what options could be available to meet those anticipated needs.
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