Another community in Northern Colorado has decided to pull back from participation in a proposed massive water project whose costs continue to escalate.

City Council members in Evans last week decided not to participate in water agreements for 2026 related to the planned Northern Integrated Supply Project, or NISP, a planned $2.69 billion infrastructure project north of Fort Collins.

Evans joins the town of Eaton and the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District — which had a more than 20% share in NISP — in backing away from the project. The 12 remaining participants are Windsor, Left Hand Water District, Erie, Central Weld County Water District, Fort Lupton, Fort Morgan, Morgan County Quality Water, Severance, Lafayette, Firestone, Frederick and Dacono.

On a 4-1 vote on Oct. 7, the Evans c

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