Hook and Moore Glade.

One day this will be underwater.

Looking north from the top of the mountain behind the saw mill.

 In the American West, water is precious.

"First in time, first in line" is the law of water rights. Its first definition came from competing demands in this very part of northern Colorado, as irrigation infrastructure from Greeley and Fort Collins vied for use of the limited waters of the Cache la Poudre watershed.

Growing population along the Front Range requires additional water supplies. Glade Reservoir. With water rights purchased nearly 40 years ago, the feasibility study for this project was completed in 2001. Planning calls for first water to be stored in 2028.

Highway 287 along this valley is our connection to Fort Collins.