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1 The Poudre River and Greeley Greeley History Poudre River Corridor Initiative Water Budget Water Education

2 Greeley History

3 GREELEY HISTORY 156 years of foresight, planning & commitment 1870 Union Colony Founded; First Claim to Water Greeley Builds #3 Ditch

4 GREELEY HISTORY 156 years of foresight, planning & commitment Drought Dispute with Ft. Collins Doctrine of Prior Appropriation Established within CO Constitution: First in Time, First in Right

5 GREELEY HISTORY years of foresight, planning & commitment Sugar Beet Processing Plant Bellvue Filter Plant Complete Colorado River Compact

6 GREELEY HISTORY 156 years of foresight, planning & commitment High-Mountain Reservoirs Purchased Colorado Big Thompson (C-BT) Complete s Work Begins on Colorado Big Thompson (C-BT) First Water Flows From Adams Tunnel

7 GREELEY HISTORY years of foresight, planning & commitment Cattle Processing Plant Acquires Interest in Greeley-Loveland Irrigation Co Construction of Windy Gap

8 GREELEY HISTORY 156 years of foresight, planning & commitment Windy Gap Firming Construction of New Bellvue Pipeline Begins Water Budget Implementation Milton Seaman Reservoir Expansion Project Leprino Plant Established

9 GREELEY HISTORY 156 years of foresight, planning & commitment CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER COLORADO RIVER GREELEY BIG THOMPSON RIVER LARAMIE RIVER

10 Poudre River Corridor Initiative

11 POUDRE RIVER TRAIL 21 miles of recreation and education

12 POUDRE RIVER TRAIL 03 Future Extend to Fort Collins East and West Expansion Extend to South Platte River to connect to trails in Evans

13 POUDRE RIVER TRAIL History Greenway Commission formed 1995 Poudre River Trail Corridor, Inc. founded 2002 HISTORY 1991 Trail Master Plan adopted 1997 First 21 miles developed

14 GREENWAY CORRIDOR 03 Photos 2013 John Fielder ENHANCING THE ENTIRE RIVER CORRIDOR Envelopes the trail in its floodplain and adjacent lands More than 360 natural acres added GOCO River Legacy Grant: Greeley, Windsor, Timnath, Ft. Collins, Larimar County

15 GREENWAY CORRIDOR 03 Benefits RECOGNIZING ITS SIGNIFICANCE First and only National Wild and Scenic River in CO American Discovery Trail National Heritage Area (First in the West) National Parks Passport Destination The corridor provides recreational and educational opportunities, as well as increased land values and the preservation of wildlife habitat.

16 Water Budget

17 WATER BUDGET 10 How d we do it? conservation enhanced conservation water budget Informational Full budgets 1907 Metering 2007 appear 2016 in place on bills Conservation Conservation Water budget legacy 1997 Plan State 2013 Tiered Rate begins Approved Structure Approved

18 WATER BUDGET How does it work? + + INDOOR: NUMBER IN HOUSEHOLD OUTDOOR: IRRIGABLE AREA & REAL TIME WEATHER

19 WATER BUDGET How does it work? Rate Structure for Single Family Residences Uniform Rate: $4.21 $8.82 x Base Rate $3.97 $4.85 $ % of Water Budget % of Water Budget Greater than 150% of Water Budget Water Budget Inefficient Use Excessive Use Unsustainable Up to 100% % % Use Over 150%

20 WATER BUDGET 03 Implementation CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION Meetings Print Advertising & Collateral Radio Spots Editorials Service Clubs

21 Water Education

22 WATER EDUCATION TELLING OUR STORY

23 WATER EDUCATION WHY? To get people to care about water... we must first get them to think about water.

24 WATER EDUCATION The value of water and Greeley s role Water Rights Legacy Responsible Water Management Anticipating Future Water Demands Future Water Policy

25 WATER EDUCATION Sample messaging

26 WATER EDUCATION We re all in this together Working from the same knowledge, we can achieve the same goals. How does water get to me? No idea.

27 FUTURE OF THE POUDRE environmental agriculture municipal & industrial storage

28 History & Legacy Current Initiatives Poudre River Corridor Initiative Water Budget Water Education

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