WSP06742

• File Number: 8131.400
• Description: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 4/27/1967
• Author: SEWCD
• Title: Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors - April 27 1967
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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RECORD OF PROCEEDING

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Notice for the April 20, 1967 Hearing of the Colorado Water Pollution Control Com-
mission held in Pueblo, Colorado. Our Board of Directors wishes to recommend
the following:

SECTION 1

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We seriously question whether South Arkansas River, Beaver Creek, South Oak
Creek, Stony Point Creek, Adobe Creek. Mineral Creek, and Newlin Creek should
be identified as sources of water since they are intermitent, and flow only during
periods of heavy rain and snow run-off. We also doubt their availability in the future
as Recreational Waters (Cold Water Fishery).

SECTION II

Move the west boundary line upstream west of Florence, to the CF&I Headgate, and
the east boundary line to just easLof the Southside Water Works Dam at Pueblo.
This will then include the CF&l Steel Corporation Headgate and the City of Pueblo
water system, This would sinlplify the administration of what are now Sections II
and m.

SEC TlON III

If our request in Section II i~ approved, we recommend that the eastern boundary of
Section 1Il be moved west to a point approximately 3/4 of a mile west of the Headgate
of the Rocky Ford Ditch, and that the Public Water Supply Classification be removed
from the river east of that point as it has been in Section V. The City of Roc-ky Ford
draws its water from the river at the Rocky Ford Ditch, and it would be unnecessary
and greatly restrictive to agriculture if the Public Water Supply designation remained
between their ditch and points down the river. There is also a question of consistency
when the Fountain River (Section V) is shown as being tributary to the Arkansas River
in Section III, without a Public Water Classification. It might be best to eliminate the
Public Water Classification from Section III entirely.

We would also like to recommend that the classification of Recreational Waters be
removed from this section of the river as it is a fluctuating stream most of the time
and does not support fishing or other aquatic recreation.

It is doubtful whether it will ever be such a river since one of the primary purposes
of the Fryingpan Project is to help regulate the flow of the river by storing water in
the four reservoirs until the owners desire to actually use their water. The municipal
water for cities below Pueblo will undoubtedly be carried in a pipeline, hence it will
not be a part of the river. Water purchased by Pueblo and Colorado Springs will re-
turn to the river east of Pueblo in the form of waste water.

SECTION IV

Approve of proposed classification.

SECTION V

Approve of proposed classification.

SECTION VI

The streams mentioned in this section are outside the boundaries of the District. but
are tributary to the Arkansas River which is of primary concern to the Direct()~8 -of
the District. We question whether any of the small creeks or streams will ever have
recreational'value, and we recommend the deletion of that classification. We a.180
support the recommendation of the CF&I Steel Corporation that the boundaries in the
Trinidad area on the Purgaroire be redeSignated to conform with conditions that
actually exist. Officials of said company are knowledgeable on these creeks aad