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The Pueblo Chieftain Online I Saturday <br />Weather <br />Current Temp: 50 <br />Extended Forecast <br />Today's Date <br />April 22, 2000 <br />Click Here to search <br />The Pueblo Chieftain <br />DEPARTMENTS: <br />News <br />Sports <br />Business <br />Lifestyle <br />Editorial <br />Classified <br />Daily Crossword <br />Comics <br />TV Listings <br />Weather <br />RECENT ISSUES: <br />Monday <br />Tuesday <br />Wednesday <br />Thursday <br />Friday <br />Saturday <br />Sunday <br />ABOUT PUEBLO: <br />Business Directory <br />City Guide <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />Riverwalk <br />Pueblo Convention Center <br />*New *Virtual Tours <br />SERVICES: <br />Contact Us <br />Subscribe <br />Advertising& <br />Web Development <br />Coupons <br />Active Channel <br />About this site <br />Career <br />Opportunities <br />EVENTS & ACTIVITIES: <br />State Fair <br />Active Years <br />Winterfest <br />Guidebook <br />Spring Runoff <br />Pueblo Zoo <br />FOCUS ON YOUTH: <br />Headbone Zone <br />Tbe `1Ueb[0`C4WtAin <br />JNL /NE <br />132n`Z year... and still on the job. <br />Make The Pueblo Chieftain Online your Homepage. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />Stories for Friday April 21, 2000 <br />Local district may take over <br />Fry -Ark project <br />By JAMES AMOS <br />The Pueblo Chieftain <br />Control of the Fryingpan- Arkansas Project would <br />shift to the Southeastern Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District under a proposal being <br />discussed between district and the federal <br />Bureau of Reclamation. <br />The district's board members heard about the <br />talks at their monthly meeting Thursday. General <br />Manager Steve Arveschoug said district and <br />bureau officials met April 10 to mull over the <br />idea. <br />The bureau controls the operations and <br />maintenance of the federally -owned project. The <br />project uses tunnels and reservoirs to move <br />West Slope water to the Arkansas River for <br />farmers, cities and industry. <br />District officials have long criticized the bureau <br />for the cost of its oversight of projects, which <br />include the recent slip - proofing of Pueblo Dam. <br />The district, which collects property taxes to pay <br />for the project, believes it could do the bureau's <br />job with less money. <br />"We think there are some efficiencies that can <br />be achieved," said board member Dave Sarton <br />Arveschoug said bureau officials didn't oppose <br />TranWortatlon <br />larrov n]wrs <br />Puehta <br />MOVIEQUESTT" <br />(b <br />TVQUEST <br />r <br />mlerlgaVi ( , <br />111fotmali+«1) <br />r. r' f <br />R�.Vm; r <br />1� <br />http: / /www.chieftain.com/friday /news /display.php3 ?article =6 04/22/2000 <br />�I <br />