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. ;~ . _e_, '1"S':) t<o li '0 u_ __on ___ __ __, ,_,n _(General description) business distriot, Distribution is by direct pumpa!;e with an equalizing reservoir, The Wurtz Ditch. a transbe.sin diversion struoture near Leadville is owned by the Pueblo 'ilater Works Distriot No, 1, A8 shown on exhibit 5, this ditch diverted an average of 1.997aore-feet of water to the Arkansas River durinG the period 1932-1944. It is estimated, however, that during the 1911-1944 period the diversion would have averaged at least 2,500 acre-feet, This transbasinwater, the major portion of which is i~orted in ;,iay, June, and July, is stored by ex- ohange methods when storage is available in existing reservoirs near the headwaters of the Arkansas Rivero Storage charges are 20 percent of the water stored and State officials make a charge of 10 peroent for transpor_ tation losses" A.l though the mo.jor portion of the Wurtz Ditch wo.tor is theoretioally available for diversion into the Pueblo municipal ~ater supply system, it is estilDll.ted that loss than 10 percent of the not flow can actually be captured for municipal use boeause of laok of storage space and transportation losses. If adequate storage oapacity TIere pro_ vided, 2,250 of the total 2,500 acre-feet of wator-divertod per your would actually bo available for Pueblo municipal uso instead of the 10 percent or 250 o.crc-feet now bcint; capturco., '" ~o.tcr for the south sido is diverted from the Arkans",s~Rivcr above a eonorato dam 1 milo wost of the oity. The water flows ,through' a flumo to sedimontation Casins having a designod capacity of 60 million gallons. Aotual oo.pacity avoragos about 50,500,000 gallons, From tho sottling basins tho water flows to the pumping station. Distribution is by diroct pumpago with a standpipo. Annual rooords for tho period 1911 through 1943 rovoal that tho avorage diversions from the Arkansas Rivor for tho city of pueblo by tho North Sido and South Side.later i''1orks Vloro as followSI . Av~. ann. Mun1oipaJ. systom II.G. divorsions 1911-1941 I Ac.-ft. I Nor th Side South Sido Total l I l 9,811 11,155 20,966 3,189 3,625 6,814 Tho monthly averngo and lIlD.Ximwn nmounts of ,olnter delivorcd to tho oity arc shovm in tcblo 9 for tho period 1917 through 1943, for which monthly divorsion records arc nvailo.blo. 25