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Ralph Adkins <br />President - Pueblo <br />1998-2002 <br />Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br />Helping to Meet Your Water Needs Since 1958 <br />President's Letter <br />2000 <br />Well, we've made it into a new millennium with all the Project facilities in place and operating <br />in good order, including Pueblo Dam with its new apron. <br />The repairs to Pueblo Dam came in a great deal below the estimate of $29,000,000.00, the total <br />was approximately $16,003,825.00. <br />The Storage Study Committee gave way to the Implementation Committee, which is to bring all <br />the work into focus and choose a final plan for recommendation to all of the participants and the <br />Southeastern District Board. At the end of 2000, applications for the enlargement of Pueblo and Sugar <br />Loaf Dams were filed in the Water Court to help move the plans along. <br />With the advent of a new administration in Washington, it is anticipated that the climate will be <br />more favorable to the west's farmers and ranchers. <br />During 2000, a total of 177,763 acre -feet of Project Water and Enterprise - Owned Project Water <br />was allocated to municipal and agricultural users within the District. Of this total, 18,006 acre -feet went <br />to municipal users and 159,756 acre -feet to agricultural users, including well owners. Return flows for <br />the year were 18,139 acre -feet and Winter Storage in Pueblo Reservoir was 23,200 acre -feet. <br />The legislature is in session and some water bills are being considered. It behooves all water <br />users, and others, to watch these bills and testify before committees when needed. <br />As mentioned at the end of my 1999 letter, plans were being made to relocate the District's office <br />building. This was accomplished during the year and we now have a 6,700 square foot state -of- the -art <br />building, that was almost paid for by the sale proceeds from the former property. The new building is <br />located in the airport industrial park, is closer to a major number of our customers, and should serve us <br />well for many years. <br />2 <br />