North Weld to control excess water use by ag, commercial users
LUCERNE — The North Weld County Water District, which has maintained a moratorium on new water taps since last fall, will install flow-control devices on water meters to prevent agricultural and commercial users from using more than their allocation of water in times of drought.
The district announced the new policy in a Tuesday posting on its website addressed to “Agricultural Business Owners.”
“This enduring drought situation is affecting North Weld County Water District … which is now considered to be in an extreme drought according to the National Drought Mitigation Center and Colorado Department of Natural Resources,” the district stated. “We…
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