Northern Water sets quota at 70%
BERTHOUD – Above average regional water storage coupled with above average snowpack prompted the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District board to increase its 2020 quota allocation for the Colorado-Big Thompson Project to 70%.
The board unanimously approved the allocation at its meeting Thursday, which was held via video to comply with state stay-at-home orders as part of the global coronavirus outbreak.
Luke Shawcross, manager of the Water Resources Department at Northern Water, outlined snowpack and forecasted streamflows and discussed the available water supplies in regional reservoirs.
When setting the quota, the board considers current regional reservoir storage levels, forecasted snowpack…
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