Big deal on the Poudre River. #gamechanger pic.twitter.com/ti7KFDTVou
— Don Frick (@donfrick07) December 7, 2013
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Update (January 10, 2014): The right is actually a 1985 right. I got that wrong and the source document is now unavailable. Also, the right is not directly associated with the Halligan expansion. Fort Collins has other rights that will fill the expanded vessel.
Here’s the story from Kevin Dugan writing for the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Here’s an excerpt:
Failure to file required paperwork has cost Fort Collins a water right on the Poudre River it has held for 28 years.
The right was intended to help fill Halligan Reservoir, which sits on the North Fork of the Poudre River, if a project to enlarge the reservoir is ever approved and built.
The city has been working on the enlargement proposal for many years. It secured a conditional right to receive up to 33,462 acre-feet of water in 1985 in hopes of storing part of it in Halligan to meet future water needs and protect the city’s water supply during times of drought.
More Halligan/Seaman expansion coverage here.