1. City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811 Making More Water Available

2. History We stand on the shoulders of giants o Delph Carpenter: father of Colorado River Compact o W.D. Farr: Northern Water chairman Agriculture is in our blood o Founded in 1870 as an agricultural utopia o Weld is 4 th or 5 th most productive county in the country Greeley is in a semi-arid climate; we only get 12-14 inches of precipitation each year. Today: Greeley serves 122,944 customers; city projected to grow to 250,000 by 2050 City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

3. A Widely Spread System

4. Challenges Growth o Our children and grandchildren will over half of our growth. Need for additional water supplies o Desire to develop supplies in collaboration with agricultural community o Increasing competition for limited supplies Need for more storage for additional water supplies o Haven’t significantly expanded storage since 1960 o Challenges of permitting Challenging economic climate: budget conscious customers Planning uncertainties: climate change, drought City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

5. Our Four-Point Plan Making more water available Improving Conservation Strengthening Infrastructure Continuing Water Acquisition Expanding Water Storage City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

6. Conservation Step #1: Maximize the use of what we have Watering restrictions every summer for 109 years Conservation program one most successful in Colorado Between 1990 and 2007, universal metering and other conservation programs dropped water demand > 20% What do you do with this “made” water? Sell taps against it? Keep it to improve system reliability? City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

7. Water Budget Based Rates ● Rate innovation — a “water budget” pilot program: all you need at the lowest rate; waste becomes expensive ● A simple tiered rate structure would be unfair in Greeley because: o Wide variation in lot sizes, and o Historic raw water dedication policies ● Water budget takes into account the customer’s lot size, family size, and monthly irrigation demand ● Will be informational first year City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

8. Infrastructure Step #2: Maintain your system. Keep it working efficiently & effectively Greeley has a fully-funded extensive rehabilitation program Lining all pre-1950 pipe with cement mortar to improve life and improve water pressure throughout downtown. Water loss rate about 5%; lower than industry standard of 10% Build infrastructure to stretch what you have the right to use Extensive use of ditch water for non-potable irrigation Reuse of all wastewater effluent legally permitted City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

9. Continued Water Acquisition ● Step #3: Look ahead and plan for future needs ● The South Platte basin in 2050 is estimated to be short 360,000 acre-feet, even if all proposed projects are completed ● All eyes are looking north: threat to irrigated agriculture ● Greeley has a history of purchasing water in advance of need ● 1947 Poudre Reservoirs; 1955 C-BT; 1991-92 Greeley & Loveland Irrigation ● Completing 6,000 ac-ft purchase in multiple parts: storage and water stock ● Plans to purchase additional 10,000 ac-ft of ag water  But we do so with a commitment to cooperate with the agricultural community  Greeley will continue to lease back the water to farmers, allowing them to continue farming while ensuring a secure future supply City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

10. New Storage Step #4: Storage must be sufficient to protect the City against drought and to hold spring runoff for use in the summer Permitting process underway to expand Milton Seaman Reservoir from 5,000 AF to 53,000 AF o Traditional vs. Innovative permitting process: Shared Vision Planning  Participants: The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, Division of Wildlife, US Forest Service, and others  Goal: Determine if expansion of Seaman and Halligan can meet ag, industrial, environmental and municipal needs while improving stream flows on the North Fork and main stem of the Poudre  The first time SVP has been used during the permitting phase of a water storage project City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811

11. To Summarize Greeley’s water system and supply has a strong foundation built by visionary leaders. Collaboration with the agricultural and other regional communities has been key to our success in the past and will be key to our future. Several challenges lay ahead, but our 4-Point Plan utilizes the best of our pass successes and new innovative programs to make more water available and secure our water future.

12. Questions? City of Greeley Water & Sewer Department ● 1100 10 th Street, Suite 300 Greeley, CO 80631 www.greeleygov.com/water ● (970) 350-9811