From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The Bureau of Reclamation determined there was a need to improve the safety at Pueblo Dam, even though it posed no imminent danger, in 1997. After design work in 1998, a 20-foot concrete “doorstop” was put in the stilling basin in front of the dam. Rock bolts were also drilled to prevent possible slippage of the concrete buttresses that make up the central portion of the dam. There were restrictions on the level of water in the dam in 1998-99 while work was in progress. The project was completed in 1999…
In other action, the board:
– Set budget hearings for its 2011 budget at its Nov. 18 meeting.
– Voted to recommend revenues from Fry-Ark Project excess-capacity contracts be applied to repayment of the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and the Fountain Valley Conduit until payments start on the future Arkansas Valley Conduit. Federal legislation this year allows revenues to be applied to debts owed by the Southeastern district. Reclamation makes the decision.
– Approved a proposal to put 100 percent of water designated for the Arkansas Valley Conduit into the proposed conduit when it is built. At a conduit committee meeting, the recommendation was made as an equitable way to pay costs, even if some communities deciding on using water outside the conduit for purposes such as augmentation.
– Heard a presentation from Todd Doherty of the Colorado Water Conservation Board on a statewide water needs assessment which is entering its final phase. The CWCB will discuss ways to address potential gaps in water supply at its November meeting in preparation for adopting the assessment next year.
More Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District coverage here.