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<br />. <br />00 3H 1 <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />have 5 percent of their property <br />owners $Ign a petlllon for incluSion. In <br />addition. the petitioning group. In this <br />case a mUniCipality. must pay all back <br />taxes due the District as it they were <br />orlgmally included in 1937. This <br />policy provides an eqUitable method <br />for recently Induded areas to buy into <br />the project and share In the <br />previously accumulated C.BT <br />operation, maintenance. and <br />repayment obligations. <br /> <br />General Manager Larry Simpson <br />explains the reasonmg behmd the <br />back taxes concept. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"Those individual farmers. ditch and <br />reservOir companies. and towns <br />originally included within the <br />boundaries of the Dlstflct put their <br />necks on the line over fifty years <br />ago:' he said "They mortgaged their <br />land 10 guarantee repayment of the <br />PrOject 10 the United States so that <br />we can enjOy this high quality CoST <br />water today <br /> <br />"The back taxes are collected to <br />allow the new entIty the benefits of a <br />project that has been partially <br />financed by taxes through the years. <br />In thiS manner they help pay an <br />equitable share for rehabilitating. <br />operating and maintaining the <br />system:' Simpson added <br /> <br />1990 Inclusions <br />The fIrst town to be Included was Ft. <br />Lupton In southern Weld County. Fon <br />Lupton (pop. 5.384) has faced <br />increasing deterioration 01 their <br />groundwater In recent years. largely <br />due to urban runoff In the Denver <br />metropolitan area <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor Sernle Schmanski was eXCited <br /> <br />al the prospect 01 being Included <br />within the NCWCD and SubdlstrtCt. <br />He said. ""thiS good clean water <br />supply will enable us to grow <br />especially with the new Denver <br />airport located nearby ~ <br /> <br />Hudson (pop 942) located six miles <br />east of Ft. Lupton, petitioned for <br />inclUSion In August. Town Manager <br />Robb Fuller attended the Board <br />meeting and said. ""thiS IS an historic <br />occasion for Hudson in our efforts 10 <br />upgrade our water supply ~ <br /> <br />community. they approached the <br />District and the North Weld County <br />Water District for help. The Board <br />approved the inclusion al the <br />September meeting and Nunn now <br />awaits the construction of a pipeline <br />from Pierce, four miles to the south. <br />The North Weld County Water District <br />will deliver Nunn's C.ST/Windy Gap <br />water through their treatment and <br />delivery system. <br /> <br />While each of the three towns still <br />face the task of acqUiring and then <br /> <br />NonhtHn Colorado Wsti" Conurvtlflcy District <br /> <br /> <br />B"'~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />w'"" <br /> <br />M~ <br /> <br />'-~ <br /> <br />delivering C-BT,Windy Gap water, a <br />major hurdle has been cleared These <br />communities are well on their way to <br />supplying their residents With a higher <br />quality and more dependable water <br />supply, <br /> <br />NCWCD PreSident Gordon Dyekman <br />summed up the DistriCt's attitude by <br />saYing. 'we were just glad 10 be able <br />to help these communities out. It's a <br />lemble thmg not to have clean water <br />for resldentS,M <br /> <br />WATERNEWS FALL 1990 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />a,.,,,,... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Nunn. located In northern Weld <br />County 17 miles north of Greeley, <br />was the smallest of the towns <br />petitIOning tor inclUSion, but poSSibly <br />faced the most Critical SItuation. Nol <br />only was the quality 01 the town's well <br />water facing EPA restnctlOns. but the <br />reliability of their present supply was <br />beglnmng 10 cause problems. <br /> <br />Facing a fast approachIng lime when <br />Nunn might not be able to prOVide <br />water to the 324 reSidents of thiS rural <br />