SPDSS_Task5_KeyMuniUser_Greeley

• Title: SPDSS Task 5 - Key Municipal User, City of Greeley
• Description: The City of Greeley has been identified as a key municipal user for the South Platte Decision Support System ‎(SPDSS)‎ consumptive use and surface water modeling efforts. The purpose of this Task 5 memorandum is to document physical, legal, and operational aspects of those key structures identified.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Task Memorandum
• Date: 3/31/2006
• DSS Category: Surface Water
• DSS: South Platte
• Basin: South Platte
• Contract/PO #: C153954
• Grant Type: Non-Reimbursable
• Bill Number: SB01-157, HB02-1152, SB03-110, HB04-1221, SB05-084, HB06-1313, SB07-122
• Prepared By: Leonard Rice Engineering

Information in this memorandum is believed to be accurate. However, this information should
not be relied upon in any legal proceeding.
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The City of Greeley is located along the Cache la Poudre River above the confluence with the
South Platte River within Water Division 1, Water District 3. The City of Greeley has a varied
portfolio of water resources. The City has direct flow and storage rights in the Cache la Poudre
and Big Thompson River basins and is a participant in the Colorado Big Thompson (C-BT) and
Windy Gap projects, which provide water from the upper Colorado River basin for use within
the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD). Historically, Greeley has
generally had sufficient water supplies to meet its demands.
Key structures identified in the City of Greeley system are as follows:
1) Milton Seaman Reservoir
2) Barnes Meadow Reservoir
3) Greeley's High Mountain Reservoir System
• Comanche Reservoir
• Hourglass Reservoir
• Twin Lake Reservoir
• Peterson Lake
4) Bellvue Treatment Plant (Greeley Filters Pipeline)
5) Boyd Treatment Plant (Boyd Lake and Lake Loveland)
6) Canal No. 3
The location of the City of Greeley and major elements of its water resources system is shown in
Figure 1.
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