Northern Water sets C-BT quota at 70%

BERTHOUD – The water quota from the Colorado-Big Thompson project for 2023 will be set at 70%, up from the 40% quota preliminarily set last October.

The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District board set the quota Thursday on an 8-4 vote. 

An allocation at that level means that the owner of a share — or 1 acre-foot — of the C-BT project would be able to realize 0.7 acre feet of it. With 310,000 acre feet available in the project at 100%, a 70% allocation means that 217,000 acre feet will be available. There are 325,851 gallons in an acre foot.

Board members…