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Irrigation managers tell Forest Health Council wildfire-driven sediment and timing shifts threaten Poudre River supplies
Summary
At an Oct. 3 legislative committee meeting, North Poudre Irrigation Company described how post‑fire sediment, mudslides and earlier snowmelt are reducing allocations and increasing costs to keep canals and treatment plants functioning, and urged better cross‑boundary permitting and planning.
Chair Larimer County Commissioner Joye Shea McNally convened the Colorado Forest Health Council Legislative Committee on Oct. 3, 2025, and the committee heard from Tad, general manager of North Poudre Irrigation Company, about how wildfire and forest health are affecting water quality and deliveries on the Poudre River.
Tad told the council that North Poudre operates 19 reservoirs and about 120 linear miles of canals, and that the company provides a critical takeoff point used by municipalities and farmers. "We are the first ones to see or catch any sediment, turbidity, floaters, anything like that coming down the river," he said. He described the company’s role supplying municipal shareholders including the…
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