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Summit Daily News for Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper and Frisco Colorado - News J Pv Dillon Reservoir water for Breck? BY JANE STEBBINS October 3, 2004 Page 1 of 3 Print Friendly Email Thi Story_ BRECKENRIDGE - Breckenridge Sanitation District officials are toying with the idea of pumping water from Dillon Reservoir at Farmer's Korner back to the Iowa Hill Wastewater Treatment Facility on Airport Road to help with low water flow problems in the Blue River. The 17 cubic feet a second (cfs) of water brought back to Breckenridge would boost minimum streamflow in the Blue River, particularly in the winter when there's rarely enough water to meet state requirements for minimum flows. It also would further dilute toxic minerals that flow out of French Creek, replenish wells, improve animal and fish habitat and give the town the opportunity to exchange up to 4.5 cfs of water for other purposes. The proposal - which has yet to raise red flags even among Denver Water and Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) officials - would bring numerous benefits to all those along the Upper Blue River, sewer system supervisor Andy Carlberg told the Breckenridge Town Council last week. Denver Water owns Dillon Reservoir and the CWCB administers minimum streamflows. The proposal was originally met with questions from entities such as the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Water Resources, Denver Water and the Environmental Protection Agency. In the past seven months, however, those questions have been answered and fears have been allayed, Carlberg said. "It's so simple," Carlberg said. "I was expecting red flags to go up somewhere. But in meeting with the big boys, the ones who could stop the project, there are no issues. We've had nothing but complete support." The legality The town has the legal rights to build a pipe or series of Breckenridge Sanitation District director Andy Carlberg has spearheaded a clever plan to increase stream flows by pumping water back up the valley into the Blue River. Summit Daily /Reid Williams 0 Fichting the flu El Keystone bus fees under fire El Dillon Reservoir water for Breck? 0 Action County El Park County receives grant for mapping ca http : / /www. summitdaily. com/apps /pbcs. dll/article ?AID= /20041003/NEWS/ 11003 0007 &te... 10/4/2004 Click to Enlarge More From News