From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
“We haven’t received any formal notification, so I’m not sure how to respond,” John Fredell, project director for the Southern Delivery System, said Monday. “This wasn’t an action between us and the county commissioners, since we’re not involved in the litigation, and we were peripheral to the lawsuit between Pueblo County and Pueblo West. We did participate in the negotiations that led to the agreement.”
Pueblo County commissioners last week decided to send Colorado Springs a bill for nearly $150,000 to pay for its legal costs in defending the county against a lawsuit by Pueblo West…
Under an agreement approved by commissioners and the metro district last week, Pueblo West will participate in the flow program, but can count return flows in Wild Horse Dry Creek as part of the program. The agreement also clears the way for Pueblo West to apply for a return-flow pipeline to the confluence of Wild Horse and the Arkansas River, and abandon its alternative plan to pump back return flows into the golf course wash, which empties directly into Lake Pueblo. Colorado Springs agreed to a paper trade of up to 900 acre-feet annually with Pueblo West to exchange its water in Lake Pueblo for Pueblo West water in Twin Lakes. By doing that, Pueblo West avoids transit loss when the water moves down the Upper Arkansas River…
Last week, County Commission Chairman Jeff Chostner said Colorado Springs should simply pay the bill, adding that it was for professional services and not intended as an antagonistic gesture. “Colorado Springs Utilities had a responsibility for the other participants to be informed. Colorado Springs should have resolved the problem without Pueblo West suing Pueblo County,” Chostner said. “So far, there has been professional cooperation on both sides. I think they realize that Pueblo County has taken a role Colorado Springs should have taken.”
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