Time for region to stand behind water projects

Once upon a time, Northern Colorado consumed water at a rate of 300 gallons per person per day. Thanks to a number of factors, including conservation-minded businesses and residents, that consumption rate is less than 200 gallons. In some area communities, it’s as low as 160 gallons.
We underline that fact to point out the importance of two proposed water-storage projects now on the drawing board in Larimer County.
Currently, the service area for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District consumes about 850,000 acre of water each year. If Northern Colorado’s population grows at a rate of 1.5 percent a…