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Feasibility Evaluation of the Arkansas Valley Pipeline <br />Water Works! Committee <br />July 2003 <br />A previous study of a proposed Arkansas Valley Conduit was prepared for the Southeastern <br />Colorado Water Conservancy District, the Four Corners Regional Commission, and the U.S. <br />Bureau of Reclamation in 1972 [Black & Veatch, 1972]. The report's recommendations for <br />construction of a water treatment plant, pumping station, and a conduit to serve 16 communities <br />and 25 water associations east of Pueblo were not implemented at that time due to the lack of <br />federal funding. Evaluations on the quantity of water needed to satisfy long-range objectives for <br />water users in the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District were prepared in 1998 <br />[GEI Consultants, Inc., 1998] and updated in 2000 [GEI Consultants, Inc., 2000]. Additionally, <br />an update of the estimated construction costs presented in the original report [Black & Veatch, <br />1972] was prepared by GEI in 1998 as well. <br />Service Areas and Project Participants <br />Generally, all drinking water systems in the Lower Arkansas River Basin, from St. Charles Mesa <br />in eastern Pueblo County to Lamar in Prowers County, are concerned with the poor water quality <br />in this region. Many of the water providers do not satisfy, or only marginally satisfy, current <br />drinking water standards. The water providers who financially contributed to this study are: <br />Beehive Water Association Bent County <br />Catlin Canal Town of Cheraw <br />Crowley County Town of Crowley <br />Hilltop Water Company City of LaJunta <br />City of Manzanola May Valley Water Assn. <br />Newdale-Grand Valley Water Co. Olney Springs <br />Bents Fort Water Company <br />Crowley County Water Assn. <br />Hancock Inc. <br />City of Lamar <br />McClave Water Assn. <br />Town of Ordway <br />Otero County Prowers County Pueblo County <br />Town of Rocky Ford SECWCD South Side Water Assn. <br />South Swink Water Company St. Charles Mesa Town of Sugar City <br />Town of Swink West Grand Valley Water Inc. Town of Wiley <br />Additional water providers did not participate financially, but did follow the progress of this <br />study and participated in the public meetings. <br />Authorization <br />Authorization for this project is provided in an agreement between the Southeastern Colorado <br />Water Activity Enterprise and GEI Consultants, Inc., dated August 8, 2001. <br />GEI Consultants, Inc. 2 01284 03-07-21 feasibilty report executive summary <br />