From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District board agreed Friday to send the proposed [dam] study by the U.S. Geological Survey to its technical advisory committee in November. The board could approve the study at its next meeting on Dec. 10. The proposed study would cost $570,000 and would be used as a tool for where to build future flood control projects, most likely a series of smaller dams. It also could be used to show the effectiveness of a large dam on Fountain Creek, according to David Mau of the Pueblo USGS office…
The goal of the study would be to determine what measures could be taken to ensure the effectiveness of a levee system through Pueblo that was built in response to the 1965 flood. It also would look at how erosion and sedimentation could be best controlled. “We’re taking the next step to answer the question of, ‘Does it make more sense to build one big structure or several smaller dams or diversions on Fountain Creek?’ ” said Gary Barber, executive director of the district.