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Northern Water
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
October 17, 2025
Honorable Board of County Commissioners
Weld County
PO Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Subject: 2025 Colorado -Big Thompson Project Water Allotment Contracts and Special
Assessments
Dear Commissioners:
Enclosed are copies of the -following resolutions and orders adopted by Northern Water's Board
of Directors during the Rate and Budget Hearing held on August 1, 2025:
• Resolution and Order No. D-1430-08-25 authorizes the levy of one mill (0.001) per
dollar of property valuation on properties located within Northern Water's boundaries.
• Resolution and Order No. D-1431-08-25 authorizes the levy of the specified special
assessments, as outlined in the enclosed list, for lands associated with Colorado -Big
Thompson Project water allotment contracts.
The Division of Local Government Form DLG70, Certification of Tax Levies, will be uploaded
directly to the county's portal by Shawn Cyr, Senior Financial Analyst at Northern Water.
In accordance with statutory requirements, the Board has provided Ms. Brenda Dones with a
detailed listing of lands and the corresponding dollar amounts of special assessments associated
with Colorado -Big Thompson allotment contracts to be executed on the Weld County tax rolls.
If you have any questions or require further clarification, please feel free to contact Sherri
Rasmussen at (970) 622-2217.
Sincerely,
Sander Blackburn
Director of Finance and Administration
Enclosures
Sent via Email / Certified Mail / Return Receipt Requested
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NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
RESOLUTION
D-1430-08-25
AD VALOREM MILL LEVY
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Board of Directors of Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, as provided by law, in each year to determine the amount of money
necessary to be raised by ad valorem taxation, taking into consideration other sources of
revenue of Northern Water, and to fix a rate of levy, which when levied upon every dollar
of assessed valuation will raise the amount required for Northern Water to supply funds
for paying the costs of all construction obligations; for providing the services required to
conserve, allocate, and control the water supplies of Northern Water; for paying the
expenses of administration, engineering, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement
of the works, facilities, and properties of Northern Water; and for paying the expenses of
such other business functions and activities as found by said Board to be necessary and
convenient; and
WHEREAS, the Repayment Contract between Northern Water and the United States,
Contract No. 9-07-70-W0020, was submitted to and approved by vote of the qualified
electors of Northern Water, which contract states in part "...Northern Water shall levy
not less than one mill tax on property within Northern Water as authorized by the Water
Conservancy Act of Colorado..." in order to operate and maintain Northern Water
functions and facilities; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 37-45-122 limits the rate of levy to one mill on the dollar of
assessed valuation of property within Northern Water after delivery of water from the
works of Northern Water and Northern Water is not increasing the levy above one mill,
which levy was in existence for years prior to November 4, 1992; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 29-1-301 as amended, does not apply to a conservancy district if
the property tax revenue increase results from a contractual obligation which has been
approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the taxing authority; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors found and determined that water has been delivered;
is being delivered; and will continue to be delivered from the works of Northern Water;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Northern Water
does now estimate the amount of money to be raised by ad valorem taxation for the year
of 2025, to be collected in the calendar year of 2026, is approximately $34,078,018; and
said Board of Directors does hereby fix the rate of levy of one mill to be levied upon
every dollar of assessed valuation of property, both real and personal, within Northern
Colorado Water Conservancy District for the year 2025; and
D-1430-08-25
August 7, 2025
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Northern Water does now
certify to the Board of County Commissioners of Boulder, Larimer, Weld, Morgan,
Washington, Logan, and Sedgwick Counties, and the City Council of the City and
County of Broomfield, in the State of Colorado, said rate of one mill, so fixed for said
purposes of Northern Water to be levied upon every dollar of assessed value on all
property within Northern Water in said counties and city and county as aforesaid, and
does now direct that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying of taxes for
county and city and county purposes, said Boards of County Commissioners and City
Council shall levy said tax of one mill upon each dollar of assessed valuation of all
property, real or personal, within Northern Water, in their respective counties and city
and county, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such Boards of County
Commissioners and City Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all officers having authority to levy and collect such
taxes within each said county and city and county, levy and collect such taxes in the form
and manner as county and city and county taxes are collected and when collected to pay
same to Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, all as provided by the Water
Conservancy Act of Colorado, C.R.S. §§ 37-45-101 et seq.
CERTIFICATE
I, Bradley D. Wind, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a
Resolution unanimously adopted by the Board of Directors of Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District at a Planning Session of said Board held in Berthoud, Colorado, on
August 7, 2025.
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RESOLUTION
D-1431-08-25
COLLECTION OF CLASS D SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District has heretofore
made Class "D" allotments of water, as provided by law, and such allotments are attached to certain
lands within Northern Water; and
WHEREAS, the Northern Water Board has caused to be recorded in the counties in which said lands
are located, the petitions of the owners of the land and the attached Orders of the Board for the allotments
so made; and
WHEREAS, to levy and collect special assessments upon those lands having Class "D" allotments, the
Board of Directors of Northern Water is required, on or before the first day of October of each year, to
certify to the County Assessors of the counties within Northern Water in which such lands are located,
the amount of the annual installment to be collected on the tax roll as a flat special assessment against
the lands for which such water was petitioned and allotted; and
WHEREAS, the Board has certified to the County Assessors in each of the counties in which such
allotments have been made, a list of the lands and the amount of such annual installments in dollars to
be collected against said lands; and
WHEREAS, the Northern Water Board has computed the aggregate total of such installments to be
collected in each of the counties and such totals shall approximate but not exceed the following:
BOULDER $ 105,000
LARIMER $ 175,000
MORGAN $ 16,000
WELD $ 510,000
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that under the provisions of the Water Conservancy Act,
C.R.S. § 37-45-101 et seq. all officers or bodies having authority to levy and collect special assessments
within their jurisdiction shall so levy in the year 2025 and collect such special assessments in the year
2026 as are herein provided, in the time, form, and manner and with like interest and penalties as special
assessments are collected, and when collected, shall pay the same to Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District.
CERTIFICATE
I, Bradley D. Wind, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a Resolution
unanimously adopted by the DcwdriffIrlirn9prs of Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District at a
Planning Session of said Bo s' d.dN�l thdr4. Colorado, on August 7, 2025.
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