WSP13006

• File Number: 8131.600
• Description: Southeastern Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Author: SEWCD
• Title: Newsletters - 6
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

1:\1\0:'\ llm"'Ju..d'N>"'I~lg<, II
l:onstituents of thl' District. Mr.
Nixon is recognized in the
development or the Fry-ingpan-
Arkansas Project (Fry-Ark
()rojeel) and
the Fountain
Valley Pipe-
line feature
of the Fry-
Ark Project.
II.: was dir-
ectly in-
volved in the
successful
negotiation
of the Fry-
Ark repay-
ment con-
tract and the
Fountain
Val ley
Authority
construction
and
repayment contract with the U.S.
Bureau ofReclamationo
Mro Nixon also served as
director for ColoT:ldo Springs
Utilities for 25 years. and
consultant for the City of
Security Dep.mmcnt of Utilitieso
Colorado Springs largest
c1ectricul power plant hears his
name. "Ray Nixon. PO\l,'er
Plant." Mr. Nixon was a
visionary \vho is responsible for
providing water to the city of
Colorado Springs.
Born October 26. 1906 in
Belleville. Kansas. he began his
career following his graduation
from Finl.lY Enginl:cring College
in Kansas City 0 lie \\'orked in
the utility busincss as
Superintendent of Utilities for
thl: (0\\<11 of Ilarrington. Kansas.
He then rcceived a position as
Director of Utilities in Trinidad.

Colorado ",'hcre he became
Trinidad's City Manager
playing a vital role in piping
the to\\:n of Trinidad for l1<ltural
gaso Mr. Nixon rl.'eeivcd a

WINTER WATER
STORAGE
PROGRAM
2001 .2002 UPDATE

Photo {,fRlI~mnnd no ,'hon (SCl.;{,nd fmm Ihe kfl) lakcn ~lay 3, Iql.n
durin~ c{mlra{'l signin~ hctwccn lhe U.S" lJureau of Rcclam:lliol1o Ciu{'S
of Culoradll Spring and AUrIlra Left to right Jack ~k{'IlIl\lugh.
Cul"rdJu Spnngs Water DivIsion; Ray [l Nilmn, Dlr~"(ll'r, Dcp<lrtmcnl
of I'uhli.; Utllitieso Coloradu Spnn~s: 15, Nichllls, ab" .....ilh ('(,Iurad"
Springs Puhlic Utihtu:s; 1t.. Ogih'lco Rcclamallun l'rojt"C1 Manager Fry-
Ark I'mj{":t: 1M. lJi{'T)' LilY Man,lgl'fo Lolllmdu Sprmgs: E. J. Talhvr,
Rt"Clal11atitln. sealcd IILlnomhlc lIiUT)' W. IIllth. \.fa)'or uf the CilY of
('{lllJraJ"Sprm~s_

pOS1l10n with thc City of
Colorado Springs as the Chief
Engincer at the Utili tics
Departmcnt. latcr becoming thc
Diredor of Utilities and retiring
in 1975.
In December of 1999 Mr.
Nixon slntl.'d. "I want to be
remembered as a good \\'orker
for the District, the river and
the people. Servicc to thc
people is what it's all about."
The District emmot l:xpress
with words our appreci.llion for
the dedication. vision. and
loyalty ~1r. Nixon provided the
District for 28 years. We thank
the Nixun family for sharing
with us the life of a tmly great
man.

\\'nllen hy: l\1;trgie Miller.
Complianccl,\dministrali\'c,. ......
Clen 1
..

2

Thl' COn(t'pi of IhL' WilHtOr
Warl'r Storaglo Program (WWSP)
hegan in 1969; rhL' dl'l"rtOl' rhat
(inaliztOd rhc program was ~ignl'd
Nowmher 10. 1990. The
participants of thl' WWSP ::Irc;
Amir)' MUlual Irrigalitln Co"
Bl'SStOI1ll'r Pitch, Catlin C::Inal
Company, Ctll{)r;ldll Canal
Company, Fon Lyon C::lIlal
Company, High Linc Canal
Company, Ilolhrook Mlllll,d. LlS
Animas C(HlSt,!iJalcd Canal,
Oxford Farml'r!l Dileh. Ri\'L'r~i{ll'
Dairy, and WCM Puchlo f)itch as
well ;lS Lah HL'nt)', Pud,I\1 anJ
Merc{lith Rt'servoirs. The
program was consrru(fl:d In
pro\'ide for shlragl' of irri).:.lIinn
wallor during till" wiflll'T for liSt'
on CfllpS rhe following spring.
Till' program srorcd 21,140
,llrt'.fl'l,t for rhl' (irst I S \Ia~'"~ of
the program last ycar and t~'r Ihb
~'l'ar total aerl'.fl'l,t "~hlrl'll IS
20,1 H a.c.f. From Nowmhcr IS,
2(X'l1 thWllgh Nnwmlwr 30,
ZOOI IIll' brl'akd\l\\'n IS as
follows; 6,147 in Plll'hlo
Rcscrvoir; 3,876 in John Martin
Rl'sl'T\uir an\1 10, III in oft~
(h:1nnd storage.
The cost (\lr !<Itllrlng Winler
warlor slored in Pllchl" Rcslorvuir
is S '005 plor acrl'-foot, whil'h
includlos ,l ,25 n'fll pl'r al'rL'.til\)(
SafdY of [lullS surehargtOo For
more information 011 tlil'
program COfll,lel us al (719)\)4&
2400 or \"isit our wchsitc ilt www.
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