City of Fort Collins
Water Security Update
June 9, 2014
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City of Fort Collins - Water Utility Historic
and Projected Water Supply Needed
40,000
35,000
Acre-feet per year
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
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Year
Historic
Projected
Existing Firm Yield
Storage is Critical
• Meets future demand growth
• Necessary for legal obligations
• Provides redundancy and vulnerability protection
(including climate change)
• Place to store what we conserve
• Meets legal return flow obligations
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Storage is Limited
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Halligan Reservoir Enlargement
• Existing reservoir
• Enlarged from 6,500 to ~14,600
acre-feet (AF)
– Fort Collins: 8,125 AF
• Currently in lengthy permitting
process with U.S. Army Corps
– Corps may permit alternative
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Climate Change / Future Issues
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Slope / Impacts to System
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History
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Thank You
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