Owns the water
State law and the state engineer's office decide who has the right to a stream in a given year.
Municipality · local
City of Thornton
Member government on the Big Dry Creek Watershed Association board; the Thornton Water Project draws the city's long-term supply from the Cache la Poudre basin in Larimer and Weld counties.
Local to South Platte, Metro
Their role in the four decisions
How to read City of Thornton
Plans ahead
Basin roundtables and statewide planning set priorities for supply, rivers, and agriculture.
Pays for the work
State grant programs and statewide funds pay for most local water projects.
Does it on the ground
City of Thornton does the on-the-ground work: delivering, treating, restoring, or monitoring water locally.
Neighborhood
Who they work with
Each relationship below is read off a public page, not inferred.
Big Dry Creek Watershed Association
GOVERNANCE
City of Thornton joined the Big Dry Creek Watershed Association's Board of Directors as a later member government.
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