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<br />e <br /> <br />I~ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />_e___ <br /> <br />2QS3 <br /> <br />__ -(Gonornl ,doscription)- --- <br /> <br />Puoblo <br /> <br />Existing fnoilities <br /> <br />Tho nunicipnl supply is diverted fron tho Arko.nsCl.s Rivor nt tho <br />wostorn odge of tho oity. The wnter is tro~tod und distributed by ~?O <br />w,,-ter syst01:ls. Thut portion of tho city south of tho Arknnsns River <br />is supplied by tho South Sido Vlutol".'/orks SysteI:l (Benra ef Public tiuter <br />Corks, District Ne. 2),. und thnt portion north of ti:o Ark"-nsns Ri'ler is <br />supplied by tho Ho1'th Side ';'jlJ.ter Vlarks SystOl':l (Pueblo ':r"-ter (iorks, <br />District No. I). These 1;,;0 systo"~ uro opernted by bonrds of trusteos <br />hnvinG no conneotion with the regulnr city govornoont. <br /> <br />DurinG periods of lew flO'lI ef the Arknns"-s Rivor the qunlity ef the <br />w,,-ter is poor. Tho wo.tor is relntively hurd, und to r.nko it s,,-fo fer <br />hU::Jllll eonsuclptien tho roquirod chlorin,,- tion is highor th,,-n dosir,,-blo for <br />pa.lo.tnbility. AnC'.lysis of tho city ",,-tor supply for 0. nUl:Jbor of yenrs <br />shewod u sensonal nvoro.GG vnriution in hardness of froI:l o.bout-8'to 25 <br />gro.ins por (;o.llon (137 to 428 pnrts por uillion), or "- yeo.r-rounl nverngo <br />of 17 grnbs per l;,,-l1on (291 ports por Dillion). y . <br /> <br />Both wntor distriets hn"e diro,ot flow riGhts fro::! tho ,;X-!mns"-s <br />River Which nro shewn in tho fellowing 'tablo. <br /> <br />Tublo 8.--Di<JDrsion rights of <br />Puoblo nunicipnl w,,-tor systen <br /> <br /> 1 .t"Ueblo liuter- ':' Bonrd of Public . <br />Priori ty ll'lorks Dist. Noo l:"ntor Vlorks Dist.: Totnl <br />dntos I North Sido :No. 2 South Si<1o (soc.-ft.) <br /> I (soc. -ft.) I (soc.-ft. ) <br />Spr in,; 1870 I 1.67 . 0.83 2.5 <br />. <br />Jan. 1871 I 0.80 0.40 1.2 <br />Spring 1872 I 3.06 1.53 : 4.6 <br /> 1874 I 20.00 ~ 25.00 45.0 <br />Tot 01 I 25.53 27.76 53.3 <br /> <br />. ,"inter for the north side is divorted froll tho Arknnsns Rivor 2 <br />=1?5 wost. of the. city, c.u'd cnrriod 17; ':' flu;oo nna opon ditch to <br />sedL~ontut1on baS1llS ho.V1llg a totnl dos11;nod capucity of 50 500 000 <br />gnllons.. Availublo cupucity is o.pproxinutely 35,000,000 guilon:. '~vo <br />Dupply 11nes enrry tho wntor to the pu~ir~ stntion nenr tho nAin <br /> <br />11 Henry, L. A., Water, Pueblo, Colorado, March 1946, p. 37. <br /> <br />23 <br />