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Southern Delivery System Diagrams


Diagram of Colorado Springs Utilities’ preferred alternative for the Southern Delivery System, the shortest and most economical option for using our existing rights to water in Pueblo Reservoir for our future.
 


Colorado Water System

 

 

 


People


Jerry Forte
Chief Executive Officer
Colorado Springs Utilities
 


Bruce McCormick
Chief Water Services Officer
Colorado Springs Utilities

   

Bill Cherrier
Chief Planning and Finance Officer
Colorado Springs Utilities
 
John Fredell
SDS Project Director
Colorado Springs Utilities
 
Keith Riley
SDS Planning & Permitting
Colorado Springs Utilities


Colorado Springs Utilities Facilities | Operations


Drake Power Plant cooling towers.
Colorado Springs Utilities has invested $10.7 million to reuse non-potable water in these towers, saving more than 1 billion gallons of drinking water per year.
 


French Creek.
The Colorado Springs water intake facility (foreground) near the headwaters of French Creek, which carries water to Homestake Reservoir.

 
Otero Pump Station, built as part of the Homestake Project. It pumps water from the South Platte River Basin over Trout Creek Pass to Rampart Reservoir.


Twin Rock Pump Station near Divide is one of the pump stations Colorado Springs to bring water from the Western Slope.
 
Turquoise Reservoir.
Tunnel bringing water into Turquoise Reservoir near Leadville.
 
Xeriscape garden.
Colorado Springs is a pioneer in Xeriscape™ landscaping and other conservation projects.


Fountain Creek

 
Pueblo Reservoir
   

Fountain Creek
 
Pueblo Reservoir