Aquifer in Northern Colorado to Provide Needed Drinking Water

If there's one thing many cities in Colorado need, it's water. The more our Colorado communities continue to grow, the greater the need for that water is going to be.

Loveland-Fort Collins Water Districts Makes Move to Have Water in the Future

Maybe, like this writer, you had no idea that below the surface near the Colorado-Wyoming border there's an aquifer. Well, know we both know; and I, for one, am intrigued.

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The population of Northern Colorado is expected to go from 600,000 people to 1,200,000 in the next 20 years. That's a lot of new water taps for the area, with water needing to be fed to those taps.

According to CBS Colorado, there is an aquifer in Northern Colorado, in Weld County, near the Colorado/Wyoming border. It's the Upper Laramie Aquifer.

How Deep Down is this Aquifer in Northern Colorado?

The Fort Collins Water District has purchased rights to a percentage of the water within the 800-foot-deep enclosed aquifer. That water will need to be drilled down to, and then siphoned out. What's good news, is that the water doesn't have to be treated before consumption, so that saves about $200 million.

It's great that the Fort Collins Loveland Water District is locking in this water supply, early. When it comes to providing drinking water for tens of thousands of new residents in Colorado, being proactive is paramount.

When Will Water Become Available from the Aquifer in Northern Colorado?

By the spring or summer of 2029 they will have gotten the project completed, if everything gets underway, accordingly.

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