On one hand, Greeley will lose out on $80K after revisions to water agreement with Milliken. On the other, Milliken will get to pay for what it actually uses.

By Kelly Ragan

Thanks to a city council vote Tuesday, Greeley will lose about $80,000 in annual revenue from the Town of Milliken. But they were happy to do it.

A change in the way water rates are calculated means Milliken will start paying for what the town actually uses, rather than an estimate. 

The new method will get more accurate data on peak daily and hourly water use. 

According to the contract, Milliken is still on the hook for 20 million gallons of treated water, even if it doesn’t use all of it – but it can also pay for more, assuming Greeley is in a position to provide it. 

Greeley is on the hook for constructing, owning, and maintaining water meter vaults, back-flow prevention devices, and all the other technical pieces needed to make the water flow. 

The vote marks the second amendment to the two decades’ old agreement.

Greeley and Milliken have had a water treatment agreement in place since July 20, 1999 when the two communities agreed it was mutually beneficial for all folks in the area to have good drinking water.