"A Colorado environmental group is asking a federal judge to strike down a $2 billion plan that would reroute river water to the state’s expanding northern communities.

The nonprofit Save the Poudre last week filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Denver, arguing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should not have issued a permit for the project, to be carried about by Northern Water.

The project, called the Northern Integrated Supply Project, would involve building two new reservoirs and piping 40,000 acre-feet of additional water to 15 providers in Northern Colorado. For reference, a typical U.S. household uses about 1 acre-foot of water each year."

Sharon Udasin reports for The Hill January 29, 2024. [2]