Fort Collins - Loveland Water District
The Fort Collins – Loveland Water District (FCLWD) and the South Fort Collins Sanitation District (SFCSD) are two separate Districts with their own boundaries that are managed jointly. The Districts are political subdivisions of the State of Colorado. They are governed and operated in accordance with the Colorado Special District Act, which is now Title 32, Article 4, Page 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes of 1973. A Special District is a quasi-municipal corporation that provides services normally delivered by county and municipal governments.

The Fort Collins – Loveland Water District was created by court decree on July 6, 1962 after a vote of the original property owners (tap holders) to organize and elect the Board of Directors. The FCLWD was organized for the purpose of providing domestic water service to homes and businesses within its boundaries.

Water delivered to tap holders of FCLWD is treated at the Soldier Canyon Filter Plant (SCFP), which is located in Fort Collins. SCFP is a surface water treatment plant that receives its raw water from Horsetooth, which is part of the Colorado Big Thompson Water Project. The Colorado Big Thompson Project was built in the 1950s to convey water from west of the continental divide to the east slope of the Rocky Mountains through a series of reservoirs, canals, and pipelines. SCFP is owned and operated by three water districts known as the Tri-Districts. The Tri-Districts are made up of the East Larimer County Water District (ELCO), the North Weld County Water District (NWCWD) and the FCLWD. The Tri-Districts also provide water to the towns of Windsor, Eaton, Ault, Timnath, Pierce and Nunn as well as the Sunset Water District, and portions of the Northern Colorado Water Association. FCLWD also exchanges water with the City of Fort Collins.

FCLWD currently serves over 14,000 homes and businesses.