From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The settlement is based on figures prepared by CH2MHill for Colorado Springs Utilities, independently verified by K.R. Swerdfeger Construction of Pueblo. Those figures showed $35,000 for sediment analysis, $500,000 for dredging, $1.3 million for sediment collection devices and $367,000 for project management and contingencies. [Pueblo County] will look at recommendations from the city of Pueblo and the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District on how to spend the money.
City stormwater consultant Dennis Maroney earlier this year recommended removal of an out-of-service railroad bridge, combined with modification of the approach to the bridge as a better long-term solution than repeated dredging. The city is still in negotiation with the Union Pacific Railroad for purchase or removal of the bridge.
That is just one of the possible uses of the money, [Commissioner Jeff Chostner] said. “The county will not purchase the bridge,” Chostner said, adding that there are unknown costs associated with potential environmental cleanup. “We will review a number of projects before deciding how the money will be spent.” The $2.2 million is in addition to $50 million Colorado Springs committed to the Fountain Creek district under a separate condition of the 1041 permit.