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Severance hears water‑supply master plan that identifies 300 acre‑foot target and three acquisition paths
Summary
Consultant Cassidy of Westwater Research told Severance council the town likely needs about 300 acre‑feet of additional supply by 2055 under dry‑year scenarios and outlined three feasible alternatives — Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), ditch company/CBT purchases, and non‑tributary groundwater (VIDA) — while recommending the town secure conveyance capacity and monitor options through 2026.
Cassidy, a senior associate at Westwater Research, told the Severance Town Council on Nov. 11 that the town’s draft water supply master plan projects total demand in 2055 between about 715 and 1,300 acre‑feet and identifies a planning target of roughly 300 acre‑feet to cover a dry‑year shortfall.
That target follows a demand analysis and a financial assessment that showed Severance’s current portfolio (Colorado‑Big‑Thompson units and North Poudre shares) meets most average‑year needs but could face a gap beginning about 2039 in dry years. "In an average year, the town's portfolio yields about 1,100 acre‑feet," Cassidy said, noting that projected shortages in dry scenarios informed the 300‑acre‑foot planning goal.
The presentation evaluated a long list of potential supplies and narrowed them to three primary alternatives:…
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