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A massive new reservoir project in Northern Colorado has cleared a final hurdle, more than two decades after it was originally proposed. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC鈥檚 water reporter Alex Hager explains how this will supply enough water for a half-million new residents in fast-growing communities in the region 鈥� and why some environmental advocates opposed the project.

An environmental group sought to block construction of the Northern Integrated Supply Project near the Poudre River.

The 15 members of the Northern Integrated Supply Project will have to collectively come up with more than $33 million this year to fund continued planning and design and legal work for the ongoing water project that is designed to secure their future water needs.

Larimer County commissioners voted to approve a controversial water supply project Wednesday night. In a 2-1 vote, commissioners paved the way for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) to be fully permitted.

The Cache la Poudre River in Northern Colorado is often referred to as a 鈥渨orking river.鈥� It provides drinking water for cities and irrigation water for farms. During the summer months it鈥檚 popular with kayakers, tubers and anglers. It鈥檚 home to fish, birds and other wildlife.

A vote on the fate of the Northern Integrated Supply Project, a water project more than two decades in the making, is set to take place Wednesday.

An open house in Fort Collins will take place Wednesday night about the controversial Northern Integrated Supply Project, or NISP. Depending on who you鈥�

Fort Collins council members voted to oppose a project calling for the creation of two new reservoirs in Northern Colorado, at least for now. The Northern鈥�

More than 400 people filled a room at the Fort Collins Hilton Wednesday night. They were waiting to speak their mind about a proposal to build two new鈥�

Surrounded by 鈥淪ave The Poudre鈥� stickers, banners, books and swag, more than 100 people filled the community room at Fort Collins' Avogadro鈥檚 Number to鈥�