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<br />....- ... <br />~...~\J <br /> <br />4. Asbestos pipe <br />5. Cast iron pipe <br />6. Reinforced plastic mortar pipe <br />7. Reinforced concrete cylinder <br />8. Ductile iron pipe <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Only. approved connectors and sealers will be used to connect, seal, <br />and protect the different types of materials used for conduit and <br />facilities. An example of the above is the use of coal tar enamel, <br />or epoxy as a protective coating for steel components. <br /> <br />C. Operations <br /> <br />The Fountain Valley Conduit will convey water from the outlet works <br />of Pueblo Dam to the communities of Colorado Springs, Widefield, <br />Fountain, Security, and Stratmoor Hills, all of which are located <br />in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area. The Bureau of Reclamation <br />will operate Pueblo Dam and deliver water into the conduit. The <br />conduit works will be operated and maintained by the Southeastern <br />Colorado Water Conservancy District under provisions of a contract <br />to be executed with the United States. The District will negotiate <br />appropriate contracts with the benefiting entities or their agent. <br />Present plans provide for the formation of a Fountain Valley Authority <br />which would be a nonprofit corporation formed by the beneficiaries <br />of the Fountain Valley Conduit. The Authority would construct, <br />operate, and maintain the purification plant which would treat water <br />conveyed by the conduit. It would also be responsible for operation, <br />maintenance, and replacement of the conduit. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The control center for the conduit works will be located at the <br />purification plant to be constructed by the Fountain Valley Authority. <br />Operation of the conduit works will be automated to allow complete <br />operation and control of the conduit works from the control center. <br /> <br />The system will function on a demand basis 12 months of the year. <br /> <br />D. Interrelationships With Other Water Supplies and Facilities <br /> <br />The Fryingpan-Arkansas water to be conveyed by the Fountain Valley <br />Conduit will provide a supplemental water supply to the communities <br />of Colorado Springs, Widefield, Fountain, Security and Stratmoor <br />Hills. <br /> <br />1. Colorado Springs <br /> <br />The city of Colorado Springs, Department of Public Utilities, <br />provides water to users within the corporate limits, Air Force <br />Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson Field Air Force Base and <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />II-O <br />