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A Reservoir of Support
About 200 people attended the Farmers for NISP Rally, including representatives from municipalities and water providers who are funding the project, which is designed to build Glade Reservoir northwest of Fort Collins and Galeton Reservoir east of Ault.
Glade would store water from the Poudre River and supply 40,000 acre-feet to the municipalities financing the projec
NISP Rally
Free BBQ Lunch
Guest Speakers - Agricultural Leaders & Elected Officials
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Support flowing for NISP
Advocates rally behind project
By Pamela Dickman
Loveland Reporter-Herald
EATON — The large metal shed surrounded by growing fields of corn on the Leffler family farm usually houses farm implements and machinery in need of repair.
Tuesday, instead of the sounds of farm machinery, irrigation water and farm animals, more than 250 people filled the shop with applause and rallying cries in support of a proposed water supply project.
Farmers Count on New Reservoirs for Survival
By Steve Porter
If the $426 million Northern Integrated Supply Project - which already has $5 million and more than five years of work invested in it - is shot down by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, it would have devastating consequences for Northern Colorado agriculture, farm proponents say.
"Without NISP, I think you'll see thousands of acres (of farmland) going out of production and failing cities without that water," said Crystal Korrey, state affairs director for the Colorado Farm Bureau.
NISP, proposed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Di
