SDS still offering contracts 
The Southern Delivery System could mean big business for local contractors, even though major portions of work have already been promised to out-of-state firms. [...]
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SDS still offering contracts
Ag is top water user of Arkansas River in Colo.
by Associated Press Published: October 18,2011
Tags: agriculture, Arkansas River, metropolitan areas, water
More than 86 percent of the water diverted from the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado is used to irrigate crops, even though urban areas have been buying water rights for the past 60 years. The Pueblo Chieftain reported on its website Monday (http://bit.ly/psO3nR ) that the percentage is even higher in four counties east of Pueblo, [...] [...]
Phase I construction of 62-mile SDS pipeline under way
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 2,2011
Tags: SDS, Southern Delivery System, water
A big party at the Pueblo Dam last month marked the start of construction of the Southern Delivery System But not everyone is celebrating. Government leaders in Pueblo are holding their breath, hoping that the controversy that plagued the project is gone for good. “But we’ll have to wait and see,” said John Cordova, chairman of the Pueblo [...] [...]
ITT splits into three companies
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 19,2011
Tags: defense, engineering, ITT Corporation, ITT Mission Systems, water
ITT Corporation, which has a division headquartered in the Springs, has re-organized branches of its companies. The company is spinning off its water technology and creating a defense company. ITT’s core business will continue under the ITT Corporation name. It will also retain ITT Mission Systems, the group headquartered in the Springs, which performs satellite maintenance and [...] [...]
Two Rivers Water buys land in southern Colorado
Two Rivers Water Co. says it is has acquired 1,500 acres of previously irrigated farmland in southern Colorado for $450,000. CEO John McKowen says the company is looking to produce organic alfalfa on the land using water from Orlando Reservoir and associated water rights that it bought in January for $3.1 million. McKowen said Tuesday that if [...] [...]
Water deal balances Denver, western Colo. needs
by Associated Press Published: April 28,2011
Tags: water
Denver Water and leaders from the Western Slope are poised to announce details of an unprecedented agreement to supply water to the Denver area while also recognizing water and environmental needs of western Colorado. Western Slope interests and Denver Water have been negotiating the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement for five years to try to balance Denver’s [...] [...]
Is Colorado out of water?
by Associated Press Published: March 31,2011
Tags: water
Water experts are gathering in Denver for a public discussion of whether there’s enough water for Colorado in the future. The governor’s special water policy adviser, John Stulp, is among those scheduled to speak at the event Thursday hosted by the Metro Roundtable and Colorado Foundation for Water Education. The roundtable is among nine that the Legislature [...] [...]
Water board touts Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund
The Colorado Water Conservation Board is trying to build support for the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund. Taxpayers can choose to donate to the fund and to a variety of other causes by checking a box on their tax forms, but funds have to raise a certain amount in order to keep appearing on tax forms. The Colorado [...] [...]
Report: Not enough funds for Colo. water projects
by Associated Press Published: January 17,2011
Tags: mineral severance tax, water
Colorado doesn’t have enough money to fund a backlog of water projects and meet future water needs, according to a report by a Denver public policy research firm. Colorado has relied on mineral severance taxes to fund water projects, but some of those funds were diverted to other uses as the state sought to balance its [...] [...]
Parts of southern Colo. show signs of drought
by Associated Press Published: December 13,2010
Tags: water
While parts of Colorado’s High Country have gotten plenty of snow, parts of southern Colorado are showing signs of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor lists the entire Lower Arkansas Valley east of Pueblo as having severe drought conditions. The Rio Grande basin is categorized as abnormally dry. The areas haven’t seen significant rainfall since mid-summer. The Pueblo [...] [...]
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