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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: 5/9/2017
TO: Mayor Troxell and Councilmembers
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
FROM: Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director
RE: Article by Colorado State University: Review of Colorado Water and
Watershed Risks related to Forest Fires
The Colorado Water Institute (Colorado State University) has published its March/April 2017
Colorado Water newsletter. I’d like to share an article of interest from this edition that provides
an excellent review of Colorado water as it relates to risks for watersheds and protection from
forest fires. You may download “Protecting Watersheds and Water Supplies from Forest Fires”
by Brad Piehl, Watershed Planner, JW Associates Inc. by visiting
http://www.cwi.colostate.edu/current_newsletter.asp (pages 27-31).
Along the front range of Colorado, resiliency planning will continue to be a key theme for
Utilities. Our precious watershed and planning for drought, wildfire and floods are key planning
factors for the City of Fort Collins. The most recent publication from our Colorado Water
Institute has covered many of the issues we have faced and could face in the future as we
continue to plan for a resilient future.
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