Pueblo Board of Water Works
September 23, 2009--Water board wraps up bond measures (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Pueblo Board of Water Works passed resolutions Tuesday to set a
bond issue in motion in order to complete its purchase of about
one-fourth of Bessemer Ditch shares. The two resolutions clear
up the relationship of the new debt to past and future obligations and
give the board’s representatives flexibility in issuing the bonds next
month.
August 30, 2009--Officials want Ark River salinity study done upstream (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Arkansas River is a sick patient by the time it leaves Colorado. As
the water gets used and reused, the salinity increases to undrinkable
levels from the time snows melt above Leadville until it reaches the
Kansas state line. But it turns out people have been looking at the symptoms, not the source, of the disease.
August 11, 2009--Rural water systems struggle to survive (Pueblo Chieftain)
While the state’s attention has, for years, been focused on providing water for future residents in metropolitan areas, the needs of rural communities are reaching critical proportions.
August 1, 2009--Water board OKs Columbine sale (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Pueblo Board of Water Works on Friday approved the final contract for the sale of the Columbine Ditch to Aurora. Aurora will pay the Pueblo water board $30.48 million for the ditch, located on Fremont Pass 13 miles north of Leadville. The water board will use the money from the sale as part of a $60 million package to buy 5,200 Bessemer Ditch shares, about one-fourth of the total.
August 1, 2009--Water board OKs Fort Lyon water sale (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Fort Lyon Canal will buy an additional 3,000 acre-feet of water this year from the Pueblo Board of Water Works.
July 14, 2009--Aurora, Climax ready for ditch buy (Pueblo Chieftain)
Aurora and the Climax molybdenum mine are planning to jointly purchase the Columbine Ditch on Fremont Pass north of Leadville from the Pueblo Board of Water Works.
July 13, 2009--Aurora water plan could leave developer high, dry (Denver Post)
The developer of a proposed resort above Minturn will likely have to look elsewhere for water when, as expected, the Aurora City Council tonight approves the purchase of water he was seeking to buy.
June 20, 2009--Researchers want more funds for river (Pueblo Chieftain)
University researchers looking at water quality on Fountain Creek are seeking funds to continue studies downstream of the confluence at the Arkansas River.
June 19, 2009--SDS looking for dam outlet partners (Pueblo Chieftain)
Other water users are being invited to use a proposed hookup to the Pueblo Dam that would be part of the Southern Delivery System.
June 16, 2009--Pueblo's water passes quality tests (Pueblo Chieftain)
Pueblo’s drinking water surpassed all federal and state standards for water quality, according to a new report by the Pueblo Board of Water Works.
