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The city of Thorton met with Eagle Lake residents back in April 2017 before promoting their route as the preferred route. Of course they received major pushback. Thornton went with the residents' suggestion to place the pipeline under Douglas Road, rather than basing their decision on science. Originally, the county said no matter what, stay away from our county roads. Likely, because national guidelines advise against roadways as heavy vibrations can break the sealant used on pipes. Once the decision was made, that was the end of it. Thornton did not meet with neighbors along Douglas road or in nearby neighborhoods before naming Douglas Road the preferred route. Also Thornton will be taking private property on Douglas- 2 acres of Dick Brauch's land for the pump station.

Why deem Douglas Road a pipeline Corridor, Thornton, if you don't plan to put additional pipelines down Douglas Road in the future? And what about the NISP pipeline? Cora requests show communication with northern water indicates the county strongly suggests they will require them to put their pipeline on the same route.

1:06. Thornton has not adequately explored leaving water on the Poudre. Our sources show doing so would increase flows by 20%.

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Thornton bought the rights to the water, they did not buy a certain quality of water, or a route to get it to them. They need to do what's best for Larimer County citizens, even if it means spending more money. LC gets no benefit from this pipeline.