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Northern Water Description <br /> The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District(Northern Water) is a quasi-municipal entity and a <br /> political subdivision of the State of Colorado organized under and governed by the Water Conservancy <br /> Act, C.R.S. §§ 37-45-101 et seq.Northern Water was created by a decree of the Weld County District <br /> Court, State of Colorado, dated September 20, 1937. Under contract with the United States,Northern <br /> Water has operation and maintenance responsibilities for Colorado-Big Thompson Project(C-BT) <br /> facilities, including Granby Dam and Reservoir. Northern Water includes portions of Boulder, <br /> Broomfield,Larimer, Weld, Morgan, Washington, Logan, and Sedgwick counties. A map of C-BT and <br /> Northern Water is shown in Figure 1. <br /> Northern Water began C-BT water deliveries in 1954, which have averaged approximately 210,000 <br /> acre-ft. Deliveries are made to municipal, industrial, and agricultural users. <br /> Northern Water specifically has the power and authority to generate, distribute, sell, or contract to sell <br /> electric energy at wholesale through the operation of the works and facilities of Northern Water. The <br /> electric energy may be used both within and without the boundaries of Northern Water. <br /> C.R.S. § 37-45-118(2). <br /> Northern Water will own,maintain, and operate Granby power facilities through the Northern Colorado <br /> Water Conservancy District Hydropower Water Activity Enterprise (Hydropower Enterprise). The <br /> purposes of the Hydropower Enterprise include acquiring, constructing, operating, and maintaining <br /> hydropower plants; and generating, distributing, selling, or contracting to sell electric energy. As <br /> required by Colorado law,the governing body of the Hydropower Enterprise is the Northern Water <br /> Board of Directors. Northern Water is the sole owner of the Hydropower Enterprise. <br /> Water Collection and <br /> Distribution Systems R� `, A Northern Water <br /> ■ <br /> Northern <br /> Horsetooth Reservoir■3 r ° Water <br /> w Boundanes 1 <br /> Rocky ,I <br /> Mountain rot(onnt t reedpy -1 <br /> National 4 f <br /> fir""e1Fal guide ((S Palk Lake Estes ?ors to eland IP <br /> '�'�∎..V..".� 1 \Est's Pmk `�' dFladfon 914er <br /> Mar , + �`�'. Carter Lake ` mite <br /> r pinewood <br /> Reservoir <br /> Shedd"Mountain. tx tr,omi ',�—� <br /> rt:Morgan <br /> RCServar Grand .ke"" f <br /> Willow Creek` ` r <br /> Reservoir maw. <br /> c e^by Lake <br /> Boulder Reservoir -'-`igmr <br /> .:.•-lr '9;River windy Gap Granby <br /> n <br /> o Project //j COLORADO <br /> do_ ! b;�,,fi,iks N r <br /> Green Mountain W E ��r <br /> •' <br /> Reservoir ! <br /> 1r le <br /> Section shown above , <br /> t'` <br /> — L . 1 <br /> Canal •C-er Reservoir r'1' <br /> . <br /> •..w Pipeline p Munlnpah0es •."r'F Section not shown <br /> —Tunnel My Boundaries 1 -.a <br /> — <br /> —Dam —SWSP Pipeline ',, r'" <br /> •Power Plant —PW Pipeline <br /> •Pump Want •NW Headquarters ■ <br /> Figure 1 —C-BT Facilities and Northern Water Boundaries <br /> 2 <br />