Fort Collins

For many communities in the West, the water that flows out of kitchen faucets and bathroom showerheads starts high up in the mountains, as snowpack tucked under canopies of spruce and pine trees. This summer’s record-breaking wildfires have reduced some of those headwater forests to burnt trees and heaps of ash.

Fort Collins residents are reducing their water use below a threshold needed to keep the city from experiencing a possible shortage.

The city of Fort Collins is mandating temporary outdoor water restrictions this fall for the first time since 2013, due to a combination of drought, wildfire runoff and routine reservoir maintenance.

Larimer County commissioners voted to approve a controversial water supply project Wednesday night. In a 2-1 vote, commissioners paved the way for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) to be fully permitted.

The Cameron Peak Fire burning near the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River could complicate some routine maintenance scheduled for the city of Fort Collins’s drinking water infrastructure this fall.

The Lewstone Fire started Saturday about 15 miles northwest of Fort Collins. KUNC's Karlie Huckels spoke with Jered Kramer, spokesman for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, for the latest update.

The body of a park ranger was found Friday in a Northern Colorado reservoir after he became missing in what authorities called a “strong wind event.”

Ahead of a key vote held Tuesday, residents and representatives from the city of Fort Collins fought for commissioners to consider a new home for the project.

Three people were arrested and another cited after fights broke out at a Fort Collins pro-police rally that attracted counter protesters, authorities said.

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