Last month, the Pueblo Board of Water Works reaffirmed the need for more water acquisition even as it was dusting itself off from a failed attempt last year to purchase a controlling interest in the Bessemer Ditch. A 100-year plan to provide water for a population of 300,000 by the next century is being developed. There also needs to be enough water to support new industry. 

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