Fort Morgan WCPlan 2008

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Applicant: City of Fort Morgan
• Project Name: City of Fort Morgan Water Conservation Plan
• Title: City of Fort Morgan Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 4/17/2008
• County: Morgan
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

water. TheCity’s current supply of C-BTwateris 5,137 acre feet. The maximum amount of C-
BT water the City of Fort Morgan can own is 7,000 units based on population and population
projections. This amount can be expanded if the City applies for it and shows need and cause.
The City has been a participantin the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) which is
managed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. The NISP Project is an 11
year project which begins in 2007 to increase quantity and reliability of future water supplies for
the participants. The project goal is to provide up to 40,000 acre feet of new reliable municipal
water supply annually. The City of Fort Morgan’s yield request is 3,600 acre feet which
composes 9% of the project. The cost to the City for the entire project is estimated to be
$36,369,000.
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