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River feud forces city to oppose dam study Page 1 of 2 <br /> The Pueblo Chieftain Online <br /> Select file then print to print this article. <br /> Publish Date: March 13, 2002 <br /> River feud forces city to oppose dam study <br /> „ §s# f�£ - <br /> „ �'. <br /> • <br /> -'� 2.'�Gr\, +psi • F _ � <br /> Sk F _ <br /> t <br /> — <br /> Chieftain photo /Chris McLean <br /> The Arkansas River flows at a very low through Pueblo <br /> Tuesday afternoon between the Union Avenue and West <br /> Fourth Street bridges. <br /> By PETER ROPER <br /> The Pueblo Chieftain <br /> City Council hand - delivered a letter to Colorado's congressional delegation Tuesday saying Pueblo cannot support the expansion of Lake <br /> Pueblo and the reauthorization of the Fryingpan- Arkansas federal water project unless the legislation guarantees an adequate flow of water <br /> through the city. <br /> Council members are in Washington, D.C., this week for a National League of Cities conference, but they also are using the visit to recruit <br /> support from the state's congressional delegation. <br /> House Resolution 3881 only calls for a study of the lake's expansion, but council's position is that it cannot support the expansion unless <br /> the city's claim for a guaranteed flow of water through the Downtown is included in any future legislation to expand the Fryingpan- <br /> Arkansas project. <br /> That demand puts Pueblo at odds with a long list of water users that are pushing to have the lake expanded. That list includes the <br /> Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the cities of Colorado Springs, Fountain and Aurora and others. <br /> http://www.chieftain.com/print/archive/2002/mar/13/nil.htm 03/13/2002 <br />