Severance staff brief council on Northern Colorado Water Alliance resolution

Planning Director Shaney Porter told the Severance Town Council on Sept. 9 that the Northern Colorado Water Alliance is a five‑year‑old, staff‑led group formed to “collaborate and educate for the protection of water resources and systems to ensure a resilient future for the Northern Colorado front range region.” Porter said the alliance’s packet includes a draft resolution member communities are being asked to adopt.

The resolution, Porter said, would be nonbinding and would “demonstrate our commitment to regional water security, economy, and quality of life.” She told council the alliance’s work is meant to be a statement of regional priorities, not a regulatory action: “Nothing that we’re proposing, nothing that we discussed is setting out rules and regulations. We can’t…