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<br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Alternatives Analysis explains the various pipeline routes and reservoir sites that will be studied <br />thoroughly as part of Reclamation's Environmental Impact Statement required under the National <br />Environmental Policy Act. It also discusses why certain alternatives moved forward and others were <br />"screened out" of the evaluations. The Public Review Summary provides a synopsis of comments <br />received from the public during the open comment period this past fall. Input received at that time was <br />used in fine tuning the Alternatives Analysis. <br /> <br />The Southern Delivery System is a water delivery systern proposed by Colorado Springs Utilities, the <br />City of Fountain, the Security Water District. and the Pueblo West Metropolitan District. Because the <br />proposed pipeline would link to the federal Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Reclamation must review it <br />under the National Environmental Policy Act. <br /> <br />For additional questions, or to obtain a copy of the alternatives report documents, please contact Kara <br />Lamb with Reclamation's Loveland office at (970) 962-4326 or klamb<<Ul!D.usbr.l!Ov. <br /> <br />Arkansas RIver Forum: Staff attended the 2006 Forum held in Poncha Springs and Salida on April 20- <br />21, 2006. The theme this year was "Century of Change - Past, Present, and Future" with presentations <br />focusing on the changing hydrology resulting from man's development of the basin, and prospects for <br />mitigating the impacts of new proposed projects. There were also presentations on SWSI and the IIB- <br />1177 process. The Projects Finance Section manned a display booth. Denzel Goodwin, from Fremont <br />County and recently retired as a Director of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, <br />received the Bob Appel Award in recognition of his lifetime of work on water resource issues in the <br />Basin. Participants took note of Denzel's ability to fmd collaborative solutions through listening to all <br />sides and a profound understanding of the Arkansas River. <br /> <br />SEWCD Elects New Members: At its April 20 meeting, three new members were elected to the <br />Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District. Ann Nichols and Greg Hohnson, both ofEI Paso <br />County, and Lissa Pinello of Fremont County were sworn in. Re-appointed member Bill Long was <br />elected president, and replaces Wally Stealy, who remains on the board as a Pueblo County <br />representative. Joining Long on the district's executive committee for the next year will be Vice- <br />President Harold Miskel, EI Paso County; Secretary Carl Genova, at-large representative, Pueblo County; <br />and Treasurer Scott Reed, Propwer-Kiowa counties. All are new to their respective positions. <br /> <br />Arkansas Valley Conduit Legislation Stalls: SEWCD lobbyist Christine Arbogast reported that the bill <br />asking for 80 percent federal cost-share for the Arkansas Valley Conduit has stalled in the Senate in the <br />face of resistance by the Bureau of Reclamation. On the positive side, Colorado's delegation is <br />supporting a $675,000 federal grant to keep studies for the conduit moving. <br /> <br />SECWCD Meetings and Events: The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Monthly <br />Board Meeting Meetings and the Water Activity Enterprise meetings are held the third Thursday of each <br />month, at the District office, 31717 United Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. <br /> <br />LA VWCD Meetings: Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District Meetings are held the third <br />Wednesday of every month, held 80 I Swink Avenue, Rocky Ford, Colorado (for more information call <br />719-254-5115). <br /> <br />Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy Meetings <br />Second Thursday of each month, I :00 p.m. at the Upper District office: 339 East Highway 50, Salida, <br />Colorado <br /> <br />11 <br />