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upon in any legal proceeding. <br />SYSTEM OVERVIEW <br />The City of Loveland is located along the Big Thompson River and constitutes the largest <br />municipal entity within Water Division 1, Water District 4. The City of Loveland has relied <br />primarily on river water since its original municipal diversion works were constructed in 1887. <br />The City has been involved with the development of transbasin supplies within the Northern <br />Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) since the District's early days. In 1962, the <br />City began to require water rights dedication as a condition of annexation, which resulted in <br />Colorado-Big Thompson (C-BT) units and shares in local ditch companies being provided to the <br />City. Loveland has since changed the diversion locations and use of some of its ditch share <br />ownership to supply its summertime peak demands. Historically, Loveland has generally had <br />sufficient water supplies to meet its demands. The City has generally experienced relatively low <br />per capita water uses since it completed a residential metering program in the early 1980s. The <br />recently completed upgrade of Green Ridge Glade Reservoir (late-July 2004) will provide carry <br />over storage for future drought cycles and provide additional flexibility for the City's use of its <br />already changed irrigation water rights and for newly changed irrigation water rights and for <br />newly acquired water rights that have not been changed in water court. <br />Key structures identified in the City of Loveland System are as follows (with structure name <br />from Decision Support System HydroBase database in parentheses, if different): <br />1) Loveland Pipeline <br />2) Green Ridge Glade Reservoir (Loveland Municipal Reservoir) <br />The location of the City of Loveland and major elements of its water resources system is shown <br />in Figure 1. <br />City of Loveland Operating Memarandum.doc Page 2 of 15 January 5, 2005 <br />