NISP is a proposed water storage and distribution project that will supply 15 Northern Front Range water partners, including the Town of Erie, with 40,000 acre feet of new, reliable water supplies each year. NISP will allow us to store water currently leaving the state in wet years and make it available in dry years like this year. 

Collectively, the NISP participants are taking a lead in water conservation by reducing their water usage by more than 30 percent in the past 20 years. Yet, the need for future water storage is real. We do understand the need to conserve but realize we must also increase our storage capacity.  The project consists of:

• Two reservoirs (Glade and Galeton)
• A forebay reservoir
• Two pump plants
• Pipelines to deliver water for exchange with two irrigation companies
• Improvements to an existing canal to divert water off the Poudre River near the canyon mouth

Mayor Harris Letter of Support for NISP - August 17, 2015

Visit Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's website for more information

NISP in the News

• NISP Water Project Hearing Draws Support at Greeley Hearing - July 23, 2015
• Coloradoan Editorial Voices Support for NISP - July 19, 2015
• Reservoir Project Reaches Another Milestone - July 19, 2015
• Northern Colorado Leaders Rally for NISP - Denver Post, July 2, 2015
• Ciruli Associates Follow-Up Poll:  Unwavering Approval of Water Supply Project - October 24, 2013
• News Release: NISP Survey Indicates Continued Strong Support for Project - October 24, 2013
• The Importance of NISP to Northern Colorado - Daily Camera May 27, 2012
• Governor Hickenlooper's NISP Letter to Army Corps of Engineers - May 21, 2012