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<br />The City of Thornton has converted 283 of the 600 WSSC shares for municipal use. <br />Conditions of ELCO's final decree are expected to resemble those established for the <br />City of Thornton. <br /> <br />ELCO owns agricultural water rights represented by shares in the following companies: <br />North Poudre Irrigation Company, Divide Canal and Reservoir Company, Lake Canal <br />and Reservoir Company, Jackson Ditch Company and Cache La Poudre Reservoir <br />Company. When possible, these water rights are exchanged on an annual basis for C- <br />BT water. When no C-BT water is available for exchange, the water rights are rented <br />for agricultural use. Some of the District's agricultural water rights will be used to satisfy <br />return flow obligations and depletions required in its change-of-use decrees. Remaining <br />agricultural water rights will be exchanged as long as possible and eventually converted <br />for municipal use. <br /> <br />At this time, ELCO does not own or control any raw water storage facilities. Seasonal <br />storage and carryover storage is currently available through ownership of allotment <br />contracts in the C-BT system. However, carryover storage in the C-BT system is not <br />guaranteed. The NCWCD's Annual Carryover Program Procedures state: <br /> <br />". . . . . . . . ... the Board and District staff will review the advantages and consequences <br />of the Annual Carryover Program on a continuing basis. And while the Board <br />recognizes the Program's benefit to many C-BT allottees, it may modify or <br />discontinue the Annual Carryover Program at any time. " <br /> <br />System Limitations and Challenges <br /> <br />Growth <br /> <br />In February 2004, the Fort Collins Advance Planning Department released the 2003 <br />Buildable Lands Inventory and Capacity Analysis (BLI). That study states: "The Growth <br />Management Area is anticipated to reach capacity in approximately 2025 for housing <br />and 2025 for employment." With most new development served by ELCO occurring <br />inside the Fort Collins GMA, the District will essentially reach build-out soon after the <br />City of Fort Collins. City planning documents indicate the population served by ELCO <br />will increase from 16,336 at the end of 2006 to 47,000 by the year 2025, a growth rate <br />of approximately 5112010 per year. ELCO is considering build-out in 2030. <br /> <br />The Towns of Wellington and Timnath have also adopted Growth Management Areas <br />that include portions of the District's service area. The type of development the towns <br />will allow within ELCO's service area has not yet been determined but it will likely result <br />in land uses that are more intense or dense than what is currently allowed by Larimer <br />County. In response to studies performed by the City of Fort Collins and inclusion of <br />District served areas in the Timnath and Wellington Growth Management Areas, ELCO <br />has implemented policies and programs necessary to accommodate the significant rate <br />of growth projected within its service area. <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />16 <br />