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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CHAPTER III: LAND <br /> <br />The water stored in Barnes Meadow Reservoir is used to meet Greeley's <br />muni ci pal .requi rements. However, over the years the Ci ty of Greel ey and the <br />North Poudre Irrigation Company have developed an informal water exchange <br />plan, which allows use of stored reservoir water by the irrigation company in <br />exchange for Colorado-Big Thompson (CBT) Project water owned by the company. <br />The CBT water is transferred to the City for municipal use. <br /> <br />The North Poudre Irri gation Company currently irri gates about 31,700 acres <br />north, northeast, and east of Fort Collins. The predominant crops grown <br />include alfalfa, corn, sugar beets, small grains, pinto beans, and grasses. <br />The irrigation company owns CBT water but is unable to physically divert it. <br />The North Poudre Supply Canal is 6.5 stream miles upstream of the Charles <br />Hansen Canal, whi ch conveys CBT water to the Cache 1 a Poudre Ri ver from <br />Horsetooth Reservoir. Water, when exchanged, is released from Barnes Meadow <br />Reservoir for diversion by the North Poudre Irrigation Company Supply Canal. <br />Releases are usually scheduled for August and September during the peak of the <br />i rri gati on season. In exchange for these del i veri es, North Poudre credi ts the <br />Ci ty of Greel ey wi th CBT water. The Ci ty is requi red to pay a 5 percent <br />shri nk charge to the ri ver for conveyance losses from the reservoi r to the <br />point of diversion; therefore, the CBT credit is 95 percent of the releases <br />made at Barnes Meadow Reservoir. <br /> <br />The water exchange plan is beneficial to both entities. The North Poudre <br />Irri gati on Company can augment and divert the natural streamflows duri ng the <br />1 ate summer months when i rri gati on demand is greatest. The avail abi 1 ity of <br />upstream reservoir storage is particularly valuable during drought <br />conditions. The City of Greeley benefits by increasing treatment system <br />flexibility. Water released from the Barnes Meadow Reservoir and diverted for <br />use by the City can only be treated at the Bellvue Water Treatment Plant; CBT <br />water can be delivered to and treated at either the Bellvue or Boyd Lake Water <br />Treatment Plants. <br /> <br />1231 H <br /> <br />-15- <br />