Dry weather leads Northern Water to raise quota

The board of directors for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District on Friday raised the amount of water allocated to farmers and cities from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.

Board members settled on a 70 percent quota for 2015 as mountain snowpacks have declined. That means water unit holders will receive 70 percent of the water units allotted to them.

C-BT Project storage is at an all-time high for April 1, and water levels at local reservoirs are also above normal.

Directors based their decision on the need for supplemental water for the coming year, while balancing project operations and maintaining water storage for…