EATON — Eaton officials have decided not to participate in water agreements for 2026 related to the planned Northern Integrated Supply Project, or NISP, a planned $2.69 billion infrastructure project north of Fort Collins.
Other participant communities also have been talking behind the scenes, although there have been no formal announcements, according to Jeff Stahla, a spokesman for Northern Water. As a result, Northern Water officials are talking, again, about what the future could look like for the project.
Northern Water expects to have a final design ready by some time next year and to choose a contractor at that time, Stahla said. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, he said.
“We had heard that there were some communities that are looking at what their interests are in NISP,” Stahla said. “We’re now at the point where we’re ready to get the final design and a contractor ready to go, so this is really the time for participating communities to say exactly where they’re at, and we can make the project the right size for everybody moving forward.”
Officials from the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District said in early August that they wanted to sell the district’s 20% stake in the project because of rising costs. Besides Eaton and Fort Collins-Loveland, the other 13 participants are Windsor, Left Hand Water District, Erie, Evans, Central Weld County Water District, Fort Lupton, Fort Morgan, Morgan County Quality Water, Severance, Lafayette, Firestone, Frederick and Dacono.
The NISP water project has been decades in the making and is planned for a spot about 10 miles north of Fort Collins where U.S. Highway 287 currently runs. Northern Water officials said in late August that they would “put a pause” on the project, as estimated construction costs rose to $2.69 billion from about $2 billion.
Eaton mayor Scott Moser said in a letter to Northern Water dated Sept. 2 that the town will not participate in the 2026 Interim Agreement or the 2026 Allotment “as presently structured.”
The letter means that Eaton will try to find other, more economical options to have future water available, Wesley LaVanchy, town administrator, told BizWest Thursday.
Eaton was to have 500 acre-feet of water rights in the NISP project, according to a map of the project on the Northern Water website. An acre-foot of water is a measurement of water that generally can serve two to four households in an urban environment per year, according to Colorado State University.
“From Eaton’s perspective, what’s economically viable and economically sustainable?” LaVanchy asked rhetorically about the town’s strategy related to future water rights.
The Northern Water board of directors has not acted yet on Eaton’s letter, Stahla said.
“What’s on our website is technically correct, but it will be changing in the next few months,” Stahla said.
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