Water

With all this talk about Fort Collins lifting water restrictions this year, it's easy to forget that the rest of northern Colorado still needs to conserve water. Greeley is taking a modern approach, with a new online water tracking program for its residents.

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Back on April 23rd, the city of Fort Collins was saying there would probably still be watering restrictions this year, despite heavy April snowfall. Fast forward to today, and the city is now considering lifting water restrictions...for this year AND next year!

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It's easy to forget how lucky we are to have such great water straight from the tap. But alas, the city of Loveland is having some issues that may spell contamination for its water supply.

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I definitely won't complain as much next time we get a snowstorm!

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As I watched that 15 inches of snow pile up last week, the only thing that kept me sane was the knowledge that all this moisture must be helping the drought. While experts confirm that's true, we're still going to have water restrictions this Summer.

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Fort Collins residents will be limited to watering their lawns two days per week under new regulations that go into effect Monday, April 1st.

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Low snow pack and continued drought conditions have caused the city of Fort Collins to impose some strict water restrictions for 2013.

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Guess what? If you live in Fort Collins, you'll could face water restrictions as early as April 1st, 2013. At least that's the news from the Coloradoan. Those water restrictions could be more severe than usual.

And when restrictions are in place, the city water features at Oak Street Plaza, Spring Canyon Park and Fossil Creek Park all have to have their water turned off as well. Lame.

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We all know it's been unusually hot, but I didn't know that affected water pressure. The City of Loveland says that due to our extreme temperatures, the water system is in high demand, so that means lower water pressure for Loveland Water & Power customers.

Water usage in the City of Loveland was up 35% on Wednesday, using 27 million gallons.

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The City of Fort Collins Utilities wants residents to know it's taking steps to make sure the cities drinking water is not affected by the High Park Fire. Fort Collins’ drinking water quality has not been affected by recent fires. Officials can expect Fort Collins' water quality to remain at an expected high level.

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The Hewlett Fire northwest of Fort Collins has grown to approach Greeley’s Milton Seaman Reservoir.  The Forest Service has evacuated city buildings, including the home of the reservoir caretakers there. The Milton Seaman Reservoir provides water for the City of Greeley and there is potential for the water supply to be affected. 

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Congratulations to the City of Greeley! The city has been announced as one of the winning cities in the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. Greeley was the winning city in the Western region among cities with a population over 100,000.

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