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The Pueblo Chieftain Online Page 4 of 4 <br />. . I. <br />Arkansas River. Portions of that outflow are used for exchanges. <br />Pueblo applies a portion of its reusable water to some senior exchanges, but <br />does not recycle water for nonpotable purposes. In 2000, Pueblo exchanged <br />178 acre -feet of wastewater effluent, 40 acre feet of Comanche power plant <br />returns and 131 acre -feet of lawn- watering returns. In 2001, the totals were <br />471 153 and 96, respectively, and 2002 totals were 529, 20 and 64. <br />Pueblo considered using nonpotable water from shallow wells along Fountain <br />Creek to irrigate the Walkingstick golf course but decided against it because of <br />poor water quality. Pueblo's City Park irrigates with water from the Bessemer <br />Ditch, and the Water Works supplies the Comanche power plant with untreated <br />water from the Arkansas River. <br />©1996- 2004The Pueblo Chieftain Online <br />http : / /www.chieftain.com /print.php ?article= /metro /1092549600/1 8/16/2004 <br />