PROJ00279

• Contract/PO #: C153572
• Contractor Name: North Poudre Irrigation Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: HB 85-1042
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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based on urbanization of the area over the past 10
years, it is not expected that a 20% loss of production
will occur around Reservoir No.2. The loss of produc-
tion in Larimer County in the past has primarily taken
place near the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland. The
area served by North Poudre will experience some change
in use; however, most of the area is believed to be too
far north of Fort Collins to experience the high rate of
loss experienced by the county on the average.

Based on the previous referenced report, the major loss
of land is to residential use which accounted for 63.5%
of the loss of acreage. Commercial and industrial
accounted for approximately 20%. The loss of land due
to plants like Anheuser-Busch is not expected to be
great over the next 40 years. The loss to the North
Poudre areas to commercial and industrial based on the
20% value would be 4% or 1200 acres total. Again, the
area served by North Poudre is not expected to see the
rapid use change due to its distance form Fort Collins
and due to the logistics of providing services such as
water, sewer, airplane transportation, etc. Growth is
more likely to continue moving in a southerly direction
in Larimer County as has been the case for the past 15
years.

Land Ownership. The ownership of land in the area served by
The North Poudre Irrigation Company is primarily private farm
or ranch land. An exact break down of land ownership is not
known, but is expected to consist of less than three percent
(3%) pUblic land owned by the State and Federal Government,
less than one percent (1%) owned by municipalities, and the
remainder being private land.

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