Greeley City Council authorizes eminent domain for Terry Ranch pipeline

GREELEY — The Greeley City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire land for the Terry Ranch water-supply project. 

The city acquired the Terry Ranch aquifer, near the Colorado/Wyoming border, in March with the intention to mine the aquifer for water it can treat for current use and to install pumps so it can store water below the surface. The project would add 1.2 million acre-feet of water to Greeley’s supply, enough to fulfill the city’s current water usage for 48 years.

The project entails the construction of storage tanks, wells, a treatment plant, power…