Northern Water sets initial 2023 quota at 40%

BERTHOUD — With concern about the status of the Colorado River basin, The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District has set its initial 2023 water quota at 40%.

That’s 10 percentage points lower than what the district set in recent years for the initial quota.

Northern Water sets the initial quota each year at this time; it tends to be cautionary because it occurs before the district has any knowledge of the coming winter’s snowpack and the level of reservoirs in the spring. 

Last year’s growing season quota was set at 70% in April at which time reservoirs were considered…