Colorado 811 "Call Before you Dig": State law says you must call two full business before you dig in your yard. The locating service is free. If you fail to do so and you damage utility lines, you will be charged for repairs. Wait until all utilities have marked the area before you dig. Then, follow the instructions on each locate sheet carefully to complete your project safely.

LWP 811 Information 

Colorado Energy Office 

Efficiency Works: Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, and Platte River Power Authority have united all of their efficiency offerings under Efficiency Works™. Whether you’re using electricity to make your home livable or run your business, the most sustainable way to use energy is to use as little as necessary to meet your needs. Efficiency Works offers assistance to help you save energy, water, and money; and protect the environment.

ENERGY STAR: ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

Low Income Energy Assistance

Energy.gov ENERGY SAVER This Department of Energy resource has information about different kinds of home upgrades, news about advances in home efficiency technology, and step-by-step guides to DIY home efficiency projects (note that DIY projects are not eligible for rebates from Loveland Water and Power). 

Colorado State University Extension: The Colorado State University Extension has several resources available for home gardeners including Colorado Master Gardeners and fact sheets.

Colorado Water - Live Like You Love It : Learn where Colorado water comes from, how it is used and how to conserve it. 

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Conservation garden containing more than 700 plants and 60 turf grasses.  The gardens are free and open to the public every day of the year during daylight hours. 

Plant Select: Plant Select® is a cooperative program administered by Denver Botanic Gardens and Colorado State University in concert with horticulturists and nurseries throughout the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. The purpose of Plant Select® is to seek out, identify and distribute the very best plants for landscapes and gardens from the intermountain region to the high plains.

Plant Talk Colorado: Provides reliable, timely information on more than 500 horticultural topics including xeriscape selecting trees, fertilizing lawns, and natural pesticides.

WaterSense: WaterSense is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program designed to encourage water efficiency in the United States

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Low-Water Native Plants for Colorado Gardens: Front Range and Foothills This Colorado State University Extension offers tips, landscape plans, as well as plant information for creating a low-water garden in Northern Colorado. 

Live Like You Love It This campaign from Colorado WaterWise has information about where Colorado water comes from as well as tips for conserving water both indoors and outdoors. 

Estes Power and Communications

Fort Collins Loveland Water District: FCWD serves water to parts of North Loveland. 

Fort Collins Utilities

Little Thompson Water District: LTWD serves water to parts of south Loveland.

Longmont Power & Communications

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Northern Water is a public agency created in 1937, provides water for agricultural, municipal, domestic and industrial uses in northeastern Colorado.

Platte River Power Authority: Platte River Power Authority is a not-for-profit utility that generates and delivers reliable, low-cost and environmentally responsible electricity to its owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, Colorado, where it is distributed by each municipal utility to residents and businesses.

Poudre Valley REA: Electric cooperative serving over 40,000 homes and businesses in Larimer, Boulder and Weld counties in Northern Colorado