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SDS News Updates
Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel questioned Rep. Mark Udall’s
(D-Colorado) call for a delay in the southern Delivery System (SDS)
Environmental Impact Statement stating “it would be a mistake
for Colorado Springs and its partner communities (Fountain, Security
and Pueblo West).” . . . (more)
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The Colorado Springs City Council has approved an intergovernmental
agreement (IGA) with Fremont County related to the permitting process
for the Southern Delivery System (SDS) through that county. The
Fremont County Commission unanimously approved the agreement on
April 8. “This is a positive step forward for the project,”
said John Fredell, SDS Project Director for Colorado Springs. The
Agreement establishes an orderly process for Colorado Springs to
work with Fremont County on review of proposals and reimbursement
of costs incurred by Fremont County for the review of permit applications.
It also states the parties will work together to identify and develop
a mitigation plan that the City will implement to address impacts
in Fremont County if the project is constructed there. .
. . (more)
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The Bureau of Reclamation’s decision to extend the public
comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Southern Delivery System (SDS) is welcome news. “The
Southern Delivery System is extremely important to the future of
Colorado Springs, and the public has shown a great deal of interest
in the project,” Fredell said. “Encouraging public comment
is consistent with the approach we have taken throughout this process.
And we hope members of the public will take advantage of the extra
time to submit their comments and show their support.” .
. . (more)
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The Fremont County Commission has approved a proposed intergovernmental
agreement (IGA) with the City of Colorado Springs related to the
potential construction of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) pipeline
through their county. The agreement would establish a process for
Colorado Springs to work with Fremont County on review of proposals
and reimbursement of costs incurred by Fremont County for the review
of permit applications associated with the Southern Delivery System
. . . (more)
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Mayor Lionel Rivera is encouraging Colorado Springs residents and
businesses to submit letters to the Bureau of Reclamation supporting
the Southern Delivery System (SDS). The Bureau of Reclamation has
issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project
and fewer than 30 days remain to submit comments to the Bureau.
To be considered, comments must be received by the Bureau by April
29. How and where to submit comments . .
. (more)
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Leaders of the four communities partnering to build SDS have come
together to support the regional importance of SDS. A print
ad featuring Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera, Fountain
Mayor Jeri Howells, Security Water Utility Board Chair Cap Proal
and Pueblo West Metro Board Chair Butch Batchelder will appear soon
in local newspapers. Look for the ads to see why SDS is important
to these leaders.
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Mayor Rivera says Draft Environmental Impact Statement “important
step forward”. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement on
the Southern Delivery System (SDS) released February 29 by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation is “an important step toward making
this critical project a reality,” says Lionel Rivera, Mayor
of Colorado Springs. “We need the Southern Delivery System.
Our future depends on it.” . . . .
(more)
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Colorado Springs residents won’t have to drink recycled
wastewater when the city expands its water system, the Interior
Department’s Bureau of Reclamation has decided. Recycling
was a possibility if the federal government decided to include reuse
as an alternative to Colorado Springs Utilities’ Southern
Delivery System proposal to pipe water from Pueblo Reservoir. The
bureau spent the past 10 months studying six reuse options but rejected
all of them because of the cost, which would be twice as much as
a pipeline. It also determined that reuse is “less desirable
from a standpoint of public health protection,” according
to the bureau’s report, issued in late December.
– Source: The Gazette, Jan. 14, 2008.
. . . (more)
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Colorado Springs has filed an application in Division 2 Water Court
to capture flood flows in current and future reservoirs in the Fountain
Creek drainage and exchange water from releases at Pueblo Dam. The
filing is an attempt to make better use of current reservoirs in
Colorado Springs, as well as making more use of reservoirs proposed
as part of the Southern Delivery System, said Brett Gracely, water
resources manager. Source: Pueblo Chieftain, Jan. 12, 2008. .
. . (more)
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Colorado Springs has appealed a November decision by Pueblo District
Court Chief Judge Dennis Maes that the city’s proposed Southern
Delivery System is subject to Pueblo County land-use regulations.
. Source: Pueblo Chieftain, Jan. 11, 2008. .
. . (more)
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