Securing Northern Colorado’s Water Future
Water is the key to northern Colorado’s continued growth—but only if water supplies are reliable, affordable and sustainable. That’s exactly what The Vita H2O Project is delivering.
What is the Vita H20 Project?
Developed by FrontRange H2O, The Vita H2O Project offers a smart and needed solution in northern Colorado by sourcing a vital, underused resource: non-tributary groundwater. By tapping into the Upper Laramie Aquifer in northern Weld County, we’re bringing high-quality, treated groundwater to water districts, municipal water suppliers and private and industrial customers, without drying up farms or damaging ecosystems.
The strategy centers on smart diversification – combining non-tributary groundwater with surface water to improve drought protection, increase reliability and reduce dependence on any single source. The Vita H2O Project uses a natural underground aquifer to store water safely and efficiently until it’s needed, helping to eliminate evaporation losses and costly new infrastructure.
Equally important is reuse. Water sourced through The Vita H2O Project can be captured, treated and reused multiple times—maximizing efficiency and long-term value in ways most conventional supplies can’t.
For communities, water providers and regulators seeking a dependable, cost-effective path to water security, FrontRange H2O offers a smarter, more sustainable alternative with The Vita H2O Project. The future of water starts now!
Why It Matters
Provides a reliable, long-term water supply.
We are helping secure the future of northern Colorado by providing treated, high-quality water from a consistent, generally underused aquifer.
Safety and quality are our top priorities.
Sourced from a consistent, high-quality aquifer and treated using proven, regulated methods, water from The Vita H2O Project meets and often exceeds all state and federal drinking water standards.
Minimal environmental impact.
Unlike large surface storage projects, The Vita H2O Project’s aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) approach minimizes environmental disruption, avoids “buy and dry” practices and requires little to no mitigation.
Faster timeline with fewer delays.
The Vita H2O Project is on track to begin delivering water by 2029 — years, even decades, ahead of other large-scale projects planned for the region.
Flexible, affordable financing.
Creative financial structures backed by private investment allow partners to access secure water supplies without the burden of large upfront costs.
Built on proven experience.
Developed by FrontRange H2O, The Vita H2O Project draws on more than 120 years of combined water infrastructure experience and expert leadership.
Built for the Future.
Ready Today.
Unlike traditional surface storage projects that can take decades to break ground, The Vita H2O Project is already in motion and on schedule to deliver treated water by 2029, bringing water security within reach for our region.
FAQs
The Vita H2O Project is a new water supply initiative bringing safe, treated groundwater from the Upper Laramie Aquifer to northern Colorado communities. It’s being developed by FrontRange H2O as a sustainable alternative to traditional surface water storage projects.
Water demand is growing across northern Colorado, and traditional sources like rivers and reservoirs are becoming less reliable and more expensive. The Vita H2O Project provides a long-term, drought-resilient water source to support community growth and sustainability. The strategy centers on smart diversification – combining non-tributary groundwater with surface water to improve drought protection, increase reliability and reduce dependence on any single source.
The Vita H2O Project will have three main components: a wellfield located north of Nunn, Colo. on Highway 85, a water treatment plant situated just south of the wellfield and a 27-mile underground pipeline that will deliver treated water south to the Cobb Lake Water Treatment Authority, ending just east of Cobb Lake near the Larimer-Weld County line.
The project draws water from the Upper Laramie Aquifer in northern Weld County—a consistent, high-quality and generally underused groundwater source.
The Vita H2O Project is an on-demand groundwater supply and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system that aims to enhance regional water security by storing excess water underground during wet years and making it available when it’s most needed. When there’s excess water available during the “good wet years,” the Vita H2O Project will store it underground in a natural non-tributary aquifer (an underground layer of rock and sand that holds water). The aquifer functions like a massive bathtub, with ample capacity to hold water for future recovery and use. This is the storage part. Then, during dry years or times of high demand, that water can be recovered and used by our partners. The project is not intended to replace existing surface water supplies but rather to complement them. It is a financially sound and powerful tool in building a resilient, diversified water portfolio that can meet long-term demand and adapt to drought conditions.
ASR is a water-saving strategy that stores water underground in a natural non-tributary aquifer during times when water is plentiful, such as years with above-average river flows, so it can be pumped back out and used later, especially during dry periods or drought. An aquifer is a natural underground layer of rock, sand or gravel that stores water for later use. That water can be accessed by drilling wells and pumping it up for drinking, municipal irrigation and commercial and industrial uses of potable water.
Yes. The water will be treated using proven, regulated methods and will meet or exceed all state and federal drinking water standards.
The Vita H2O Project infrastructure is mostly underground and will have a low environmental impact. It’s also important to note that this project is NOT a “buy and dry” project. In other words, it doesn’t take away water from agriculture, and it does not depend on buying up farmland. One of the many benefits of this project is that the water can be reused multiple times. While non-tributary groundwater is a non-renewable natural resource (but is renewable using ASR), the water can be reused until it is fully consumed.
Development of the infrastructure is underway. The project is on track to begin delivering treated water by 2029, much sooner than many large-scale water projects still in the planning phase.
The water is intended for municipal water suppliers, water districts and industrial and private customers in northern Colorado that need a reliable and affordable long-term supply.
The Vita H2O Project is being developed by FrontRange H2O, a team with more than 120 years of combined experience in water infrastructure, engineering and project management.
With headquarters in Loveland, Colo., FrontRange H2O brings capital resources and industry expertise to responsibly source, finance and distribute untapped water supplies to communities and industry across the American West. With a focus on long-term sustainability and smart infrastructure investment, FrontRange H2O is helping to solve critical water challenges by unlocking underutilized resources and delivering them where they’re needed most. Learn more at FrontRangeH2o.net.
Please contact our team using the form on our website here: VitaH2oProject.com/contact.
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