The North Platte Basin is located in north central Colorado in Jackson County and a small portion of Larimer County. The basin covers an area of roughly 2,050 square miles and has a population of 1,491. The largest town in the basin is Walden with a population of 727 people.

The North Platte is Colorado’s only basin with concern over lack of growth and economic development. The North Platte Basin is projected to increase in municipal and industrial (M&I) water demand between 200 acre feet (AF) and 300 AF by 2050 with passive conservation included.

To learn more about the North Platte Basin, see the Basin Fact Sheet.

Recent Roundtable Meetings
Meeting Date	Meeting Materials
March 27, 2012	Agenda
February 28, 2012	Agenda
January 24, 2012	Agenda

North Platte Basin Roundtable (BRT) Priorities

• Continue to ensure an adequate water supply for irrigated agriculture
• Explore forest management, e.g., large scale beetle kill impacts on water supply
• Ensure successful implementation of endangered species program to protect existing and future in-basin uses

North Platte BRT Activities and Accomplishments
Basin Water Supply Reserve Account funds have been used to execute the Walden Water Supply Improvement Project, which successfully addressed the consumptive needs identified in the North Platte Basin. The North Platte Basin continues to monitor irrigated acreage per the North Platte Decree and is participating in the development of the South Platte DSS. The North Platte Basin has completed and approved Phase I of its nonconsumptive needs assessment through the creation of a map with subcategory counts by stream segment. The roundtable is currently discussing potential prioritization of nonconsumptive needs identified in Phase I. The roundtable also is considering potential consumptive needs and issues to be documented in the forthcoming SWSI updates.

North Platte Basin’s Major Projects and Programs ­

• Town of Walden Water Supply

Roundtable Information
Meetings	Monthly on 4th Tuesday in Walden
Leadership	Chair: Kent Crowder  Vice-Chair: Barbara Vasquez Representatives: Kent Crowder and Carl Trick  Recorder: Barbara Vasquez
Subcommittees	Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment
Roundtable Governance	There are 16 voting members of the North Platte BRT Basin By-laws

Next Basin Roundtable Meeting

Additional Information North Platte BRT Members North Platte BRT By-laws North Platte Basin Fact Sheet  North Platte Education Action Plan North Platte Water Supply Reserve Account Grants Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) (~79 MB)

Contact the North Platte BRT 404 4th Street Walden, CO 80480 970-723-4660 Chairperson: Kent Crowder

North Platte BRT Reports & Documents
North Platte SWSI 2010 Basin Report (Final Draft) North Platte Basin Working Needs Assessment (SWSI Report) ­ Town of Walden Water Supply Evaluation (March 2008) ­  North Platte Basin Nonconsumptive Map and Associated Background  ­ Use the Document Search below to find additional North Platte BRT documents not listed here.

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