From The Colorado Springs Gazette (Eileen Welsome):
“We’re seeing movement and I’m encouraged by that,” John Fredell, SDS project manager, said during a presentation Wednesday at the monthly meeting of the Utilities Board. The municipally-owned utility and the federal government have held three public negotiation sessions this summer on the contracts needed for the 62-mile pipeline, which will transport water north from the reservoir to Colorado Springs. During the sessions, CSU’s negotiating team has succeeded in whittling the roughly $200 million that the Bureau has been demanding to about $82 million. Utilities contends that’s still too much and would like to see the figure decline by another $40 million or so. The next round of talks are scheduled for late August…
Mike Collins, the leader for Reclamation’s negotiating team, said through a spokesperson that he also was hopeful. “While we have not yet reached agreement on all of the proposals exchanged in the last session, I am optimistic that agreement can be reached.”[…]
During the most recent round of talks, Reclamation suggested charging the utility $41.56 per acre foot of water for the excess capacity storage contracts. By contrast, CSU argued that it should be charged $25.31 per acre foot…The two sides also disagree about other costs, including an agreement that would enable the utility to do “paper” exchanges of water held in the reservoir with water in other facilities, as well as how much credit the Utility should receive for building a $30 million outlet in the damn that will transport water to the SDS pipeline and can be used by other water providers.
Not sure I’ve seen this much water info on one site ,Thanks. FYI, I work on he wastewater side.