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Post by Logan on Apr 26, 2016 1:58:01 GMT -6
Pueblo County approves $460M stormwater deal with Colorado Springs, clearing way for SDS operations to beginPueblo County commissioners approved a stormwater projects pact with Colorado Springs on Monday morning, ending a long-running battle between the governments and obligating the city to spend more than $460 million over the next 20 years. Commissioners Terry Hart and Sal Pace, with Chairwoman Liane "Buffie" McFadyen, approved the intergovernmental agreement unanimously. County officials long have complained about runoff from Fountain Creek burdening their downstream residents, ranchers and businesses. They had a priceless bargaining chip, too, in the 1041 permit the county issued to Colorado Springs Utilities in 2009 to allow construction of the Southern Delivery System water project. The $825 million SDS, set to serve Colorado Springs, Pueblo West, Fountain and Security, now will be able to begin operations Wednesday as planned. Read more: gazette.com/pueblo-county-approves-460m-stormwater-deal-with-colorado-springs-clearing-way-for-sds-operations-to-begin/article/1574787
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