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July 23, 2025
Northern Water has awarded grants of 396,800 US dollars for 20 new projects for reducing the outdoor water consumption in 792,090 square foot landscape via the Northern Front Range in Colorado.
With this year's financing, Northern Water has contributed around 1.4 million US dollars to grants for 100 projects. When considering the appropriate funds that are required for each recipient, a total of around $ 2.8 million in water-efficient landscape revisions have taken place within the framework of the grant program, whereby the projects of the landscape within the boundaries of northern water cover.
In the past seven years, Northern Water has teamed up with local communities, home owners' associations, non-profit organizations and other units in order to complete almost 9 million square foot of water-efficient landscape renovations in North Colorado as part of the water-efficient landscape subsidy program.
The grants were between $ 5,000 and $ 25,000, which was awarded to the maximum, for projects that contained upgrades for irrigation systems, transitions to aquatic plantings, conversions for native grass, inclusion of soil changes and much more.
In addition to financing the projects, Northern Water describes at every location and shows the projects on various media platforms to raise the public.
“When we look back on the last seven years of our subsidy program, it is inspiring to observe its transformative effects. The program continues to run pioneer-low-water and ecosystem improvement landscapes, which thrive in our unique climate and shows the public what can be achieved in their own landscapes,” said Frank Friendly, Manager of the Water Department in Northern Water. “We are grateful for the invaluable partnerships that have contributed to our joint success and look forward to further progress in terms of water efficiency and sustainability.”
2026 subsidy cycle already underway
In the meantime, Nordwasser already receives the 2026 cycle of water-efficient landscape grants. Here are some important data:
• Consultations for applicants: Juni-September 2025
• Assumed applications: Oct. 1-Det. 1, 2025
• Applicant notifies: at the end of January 2026
• Signed contracts/projects begin: spring 2026
• final period for project completion: September 30, 2026
Potential applicants must take part in a consultation with Northern Water before submitting an application. Anyone who wants to plan advice before the application [email protected].
Further details and updates to the subsidy program are available Northerwater.org/grants.
Northern Water 2025 grant receiver and projects:
Boulder County
• Boulder County Recycling Center in Boulder and remove 2,646 square foot lawn to create a rain garden made of local plants (shown on the left).
• Hover Park Community Association in Longmont and remove 8,200 square feet to create a waterwise common room.
• Northern Lights of Apartments in Boulder, transforms 4,500 square meters of lawn into a water-related shared landscape with locals and air-conditioned plants.
• Skystone Community Association Inc. In Broomfield, an irrigation controller and a weather-based sensor upgrade implement it to 460,668 square foot.
• The Renaissance Community Association in Longmont carries out a 25,000 square meter irrigation project and landscape transformation project.
• Indian Peaks Submission No. 8 Greenlee Park in Lafayette, whereby 3,440 square foot convert lawns into water -related plants.
Larimer County
• Enclave in Mariana Butte in Loveland and draw 2,834 quadrat feet difficult to erroneously grass into a water-wise parkway strip (shown on the left).
• Plant Hunter's Run Master HomeWowners Association in Loveland to transform 6,114 square meters of landscape into local grass and water -related plants.
• Larimer County Loveland Campus, reduces lawns in a 14,410 square meter landscape conversion project.
• Miramont Village HomeWowners Association In Fort Collins, an irrigation controller and a promotion sensor upgrade implement over 111,472 square foot.
• The comb in the Mariana Butte Association in Loveland, which completes phase II of its lawn-water landscape conversion and changes 4.073 square foot.
• Sarah Milner Elementary School in Loveland, which transforms 5,000 square meters into a water -related landscape.
• Trinity Lutheran Church in Loveland, the phase II of her aqueous landscape project in South Lawn completes and removed 6.695 square meters of lawn.
• Warren Shores Community Association in Fort Collins, which conducts a 16,800 square meter irrigation and landscape conversion as part of his phase II project.
• Waterglen Owners Association in Fort Collins, converts 70,300 square foot into local grasses.
• Waterleaf Hoa in Fort Collins and connects the 24,790 square meter conversion by planting local grasses to create a more sustainable landscape with low water.
• Cottage houses in the observatory in Fort Collins and convert 610 square meters into a local landscape.
Weld County
• Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District in Frederick and converts 9,687 square foot lawn in water -related landscape (on the left).
• City of Fort Lucton, which transforms 5,040 square foot into a water -related landscape demonstration.
• Shepherd of the Lutheran Church of the Hills in Greeley and replaces 9,812 square foot lawn by a combination of local grasses and water-way plants to create a more sustainable landscape.