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kJ 11 SIB r ?. 1jistrIC, Intergovernmental agreement pending. . By,ANDREA RICH PUEBLO — While Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy L'. changed the Washington timeline (see sidebar below). Progress There have been a half -dozen meetings between the SECWCD ra, very almost daily- basis. We think we're actually very close to getting. an intergovernmental. agreement pulled together," Arveschoug said. This was the first of the last several meetings were Aurora city repre- District and Auro- ra arecloseuallyo (�' T�./11 ve Y �r:��detl ack Prog having an- agree- m e n t on Pueblo Former congressman Ray'Kogovsek is working in Wash - probably next year — that's:the good no Reservoir use and ington on the district'sbehalf,to help move legisiation�that„ news:' related water would authorize the U;S. Bureau-'of 'Reclamation to reoper, Christine Arbogast, Kogovsek's assist f issues, hope for ate Pueblo Reservoir and order•feasibility studiesforythe expansion of Pueblo and Turquoise reservoirs. HR1714`is sek & Associates, said the U.S. Energy a mittee has made decisions on,eyerythin legislation on e $ getting sponsored in the house by Scott McInnis and,Sob Schaffer to date. through Congress _ Kogovsek told the SEGWCD, board "and audience ' "Everything else will go into an omnib is on hold after gathered for the district's monthly meeting that two days preparing to end the year. You could prob the Sept. 11 ter- after the terrorist attack,.he predicted little change tothe ° pace of Congress. What once was considered "battle ing, but .not much further, ".Arbogas SECWCD board: "We now have time o rorist attacks on royale," — the argument over tapping into social security make sure we're ready to go next year." the U.S. funds, is "not even an issue any more," Kogovsek said of • - To date the districf'hadi 't arranged f SEC W CD and a Congress preparing forwar. `t . "I'm now revising my opinion,' he said. "The impact introduced'in'the Senate, but SECWCD erSteve Arveschoug said he'd like to slip Aurora have been is going to be devastating. Congress will finish for the of;this legislation, before the-Iegislature r scurrying to reach Y g year by Oct. 15 (as opposed to December), Legislation year,,- bye Ben` Nighthotse Cam an agreement on for enlargement of the reservoir'will be aside: to , expressed interest. _ .. their own Pueblo Reservoir storage /exchange sentativeswere'norpresent,"bufdel- issues so legislators in Washing- and Aurora since the last advertised egated their appearance to Gerry ton will look favorably on legis.- meeting Aug. 30, according to :Knapp, who operates the Arkansas ., The goal of all these negotiations is, for the district, to protect the interests of the district's constituents in the Fryingpan- Arkansas Project, both water and storage, as well as financial interests. The district also intends to resolve conflict between res s the parties so the Preferred Storage vs and the bad Option Plan imple- mentation can Con- ant with Kogov- tinue. nd Water com- W h e n g before them Arveschoug intro - us bill. They're duced the points ably get a hear- that have been t advised the agreed upon since n our hands to g p last "meeting, -he or the bill to be announced to the General Mandy board a defiritive an introduction statement . that ecesses for the Aurora should not pbell, who has be allowed to par - ticipate in the plans to enlarge Pueblo and Turquoise reservoirs at this time. "At least until completion of the lation regarding those issues. Arveschoug. Valley Range Project near Rocky The recent terrorist attacks have "There have been changes on an . Ford. Please see SOME page 19 C� `-Z- -� — b \