Great news — Downtown FoCo Poudre River Whitewater Park permit near the goal post!

Hi Poudre River Lovers! This Fort Collins City Council will make "legacy" decisions about the future of the Poudre River. They can stand up and be statewide leaders in water conservation and river protection! Please send them an email by clicking here -- ask them to protect and restore the Poudre River for future generations: http://www.savethepoudre.org/take-action/send-action-alert-email/ Thank you for taking action! The Save The Poudre Team

Hi Amazing Poudre River Lovers! For 17 years, we’ve been fighting to stop the proposed Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) because it would further dam/drain/divert the Poudre River through Fort Collins. All 3 permits NISP needs -- State, County, and Federal -- will occur in 2020, and we are taking legal action to stop it. It's Your Support That Allows Us To Take Action! Please donate online by clicking here: http://www.savethepoudre.org/take-action/donate/ First, Save The Poudre took legal action by filing an "appeal" against the State of Colorado which gave NISP a "401 Water Quality Certification" in January. Save The Poudre's appeal alleges thirteen violations of State regulations. The Top Five violations are: 1. No water rights – the plan to fill Glade Reservoir requires buying hundreds of farms in Weld County, whereas only a few farms have been bought. 2. Fails to take into account climate change and its reduction in streamflow in the Poudre River. 3. Mitigation won’t occur until full build-out, maybe 30 years in the future. 4. Mitigation doesn’t allow for peak flows to clean out the river and restore the riparian forest through Fort Collins. 5. Fails to quantify any requirements to meet state water quality standards and relies on nebulous "adaptive management". The State permit was given by the staff at the Water Quality Control Division. The appeal now goes to the "Water Quality Control Commission" appointed by Governor Polis. The appeal process will play out over the coming months. Second, Save The Poudre and two neighborhood groups – Save Rural NoCo and No Pipedream – filed a formal appeal with the Larimer County Land Use Director requesting a reversal of the County determination that Northern Water's NISP application is complete. The 10-page appeal lists numerous  issues completely ignored by the NISP application that Save The Poudre and neighborhood groups claim are required by Larimer County's land use regulations. Not only did we get the County process postponed through the coronavirus pandemic, our challenge requires that the County Land Use Director respond and either reverse the completeness determination or counter the challenge with justifications, which may also extend the process. This appeal will also play out in the coming weeks and months. The County permitting process is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, so stay tuned about how you can get involved, comment, and show up at County hearings! Third, Save The Poudre is awaiting the final “Record of Decision” from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is expected to be released in the summer of 2020. Our legal and scientific team is ready for battle when this permit is released. Finally, we are still in court against the proposed Thornton Pipeline. With all of your help, we helped stop the Thornton Pipeline dead in its tracks, and are defending the County’s decision to deny the Pipeline. Here’s the bottom line – THIS IS IT! Your past support has made all of the difference in our ability to engage in these battles, and your current and future support…