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Dec. 9 of this year may be remembered as one of the most significant dates in the long history of our city. On that day, a public hearing will be held to will decide whether to allow the Southern Delivery System to be constructed from Pueblo Reservoir. read more...

After two years of study, the Fountain Vision Task Force has presented its strategic plan for improving Fountain Creek. The Army Corps of Engineers also has published its watershed study on flood-control options for the creek. read more...

 



 


Protecting the Environment

Surface Water Flow and Water Quality

The proposed project will not adversely affect surface water flows in Fountain Creek, Jimmy Camp Creek, Williams Creek, or the Arkansas River. Water quality in Fountain Creek, Jimmy Camp Creek, Williams Creek, or the Arkansas River will not affect other water users through water diversions or wastewater return flows.

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Treated effluent from Colorado Springs Utilities’ wastewater treatment facilities typically has a lower concentration of E. Coli and other bacteria than the receiving stream.

• The DEIS considers in great detail the impacts of the SDS project on Fountain Creek. It requires Colorado Springs Utilities to take steps to mitigate any impacts on Fountain Creek.
• To help mitigate the potential impacts on Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs Utilities has invested and participated in a number of activities separate from the SDS project.
  • Colorado Springs Utilities participates in the Fountain Creek Vision Task Force.
  • Colorado Springs Utilities co-funds the $600,000 Fountain Creek Corridor Master Plan along with the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District.
  • In the 1990’s, Colorado Springs Utilities invested $40 million to upgrade the Las Vegas wastewater treatment plant.
  • Since 2000, Colorado Springs Utilities has invested more than $100 million for wastewater collection system improvements, $80 million for the new, state-of-the-art J.D. Phillips Water Reclamation facility, and $10 million for a unique Fountain Creek Recovery Project.
  • Colorado Springs Utilities voluntarily participates in the Upper Arkansas Voluntary Flow Management Program and participates in the Pueblo Flow Management Program pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement. These programs support recreation and aquatic habitat.