From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
Planners for the project say they are designing structures that would capture flood waters to shave the peak off flood flows, retain the water temporarily and release it over the next 72 hours. A $1 million-plus demonstration project north of Colorado 47 could be the first of a series of flood control structures up and down Fountain Creek.
After reading newspaper accounts about plans for recreation activities and wetlands that would be associated with the project, [Water Division 2 Engineer Steve Witte] told the Southeastern district it needs to be concerned about the potential to violate water rights…
“There have been discussions in the past of what can and can’t be done,” Witte said. “There is a way to build these in a way that the timing does not injure senior water rights. The proper forum to determine that is in Water Court.” Following the meeting, Witte elaborated, saying that assurances by the planners that flood water would be evacuated within 72 hours are not enough.