"Save the Poudre" Used to Mock River Conservation (CO)
Fort Collins, CO -- As their latest desperate ploy to push the Northern Integrated Supply Project
(NISP) and its Glade Reservoir forward, the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD)
has printed a bumper sticker that mocks anybody who disagrees, including the taxpaying citizens
who fund its budget. Additionally, the bumper sticker represents trade name and copyright
theft of the name "Save the Poudre."
Today, after a Colorado Open Records Act request from the real "Save the Poudre"
(that's us!), NCWCD admitted that they printed and have distributed a bumper sticker that
says: "Save the Poudre: Store it in Glade."
The bumper sticker is now publicly posted here on their website and
presented as the thumbnail image here. "This bumper sticker is a deliberate lie and a
cynical ploy," said Gary Wockner, Director of Save the Poudre. "It mocks the Fort
Collins City Council, mocks the taxpaying citizens of NCWCD, mocks the northern Colorado business
community, mocks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, mocks the State of Colorado Water
Quality Control Division, and mocks the 3 million American citizens who are members of groups in
the Save the Poudre Coalition. This bumper sticker reeks of infantile desperation."
The Fort Collins City Council
voted unanimously to oppose NISP/Glade. Northern Colorado's only business newspaper --
the Northern Colorado Business Report --
opposed NISP/Glade. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a scathing
critique of NISP/Glade including a veto threat. The State of Colorado Water Quality
Control Division issued a scathing critique of NISP/Glade. And, one of the largest
citizens' coalitions in western America -- the Save the Poudre Coalition -- is 100% committed to
stopping the project. NISP/Glade is now over 6 years late and its price tag has escalated
from $350 million to $490 million with no end in sight to the delays and cost overruns.
"We are investigating legal action for trade name and copyright theft of 'Save the
Poudre'," continued Wockner. "We have a registered trade name -- 'Save the
Poudre' -- with the State of Colorado. They have stolen our trade name and they are using it
against us. Every business person understands that this is a serious legal issue.
We've been so successful at stopping their project, they now are desperately resorting to
stealing our name."
NCWCD is a government agency funded by the property taxes of northern Colorado citizens.
The bumper sticker uses the same color and font as that of the real "Save the
Poudre."
"It's a wacky week for water plagiarism in Colorado," said Wockner
Save The Poudre: Poudre Waterkeeper is a coalition of 19 National, State, and Regional Groups including American Whitewater
Nathan Fey
1601 Longs Peak Ave.
Longmont, CO 80501