Waterline Maintenance
2026
This summer, staff and crews will be evaluating waterline infrastructure. You will notice crews potholing the waterline and installing new valves to help identify any possible problem areas (LEAKS). When installing new valves, water will need to be turned off to those areas. We will try to keep the outages as short as possible with the longest outages being from 9am-3pm. We will not notify you if we are just investigating, but try our best to let you know when the water will be off. I will update you here and on the North Carter Facebook Page.
The first outage is planned for Wednesday April 29th. Cottontail will be closed at Ranch. Please use upper end of Cottontail to exit and enter the neighborhood.
Welcome to
The North Carter Lake Water District
The North Carter Lake Water District delivers safe, quality water to about 145 homes and businesses in the Carter Lake area of Northern Colorado. We are dedicated to providing quality water as economically as possible while promoting water conservation throughout Northern Colorado.
Our water comes from Carter Lake, is treated at the Carter Lake Treatment Plant which is located below Dam #1 at the south end of the lake. From there it is pumped to our treated water storage reservoir located on the ridge above the NE corner of Carter Lake. It is then gravity fed throughout most of the system, and to two pumping stations on the west side of the reservoir to accommodate residences at higher elevations.
Our water must meet all Federal, State and Local Standards and must comply with EPA Regulations and the Safe Water Drinking Act. We have always met and exceeded those standards, and continue to do so.
The District is governed by a 5-member elected Board of Directors. The Board sets policy and sees that those policies are carried out. There is one part-time employee of the District, that being Gary Allen who manages and maintains the District’s facilities. He is also the appointed Secretary of the Board of Directors and handles all day-to-day operations of the District as well as compliance of all governmental requirements of a water district.
If you have questions about any aspect of the District, need information about the District, your account, specifications, or any other matter, please contact Gary Allen at the office (970-776-8218) or by email at gary.nclwd@gmail.com
Other official documents regarding the District can be found by visiting the Department of Local Governments — https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/division-local-government