Title:
A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorado, the City Of Aurora, Colorado, Acting by and Through its Utility Enterprise, the Southeastern Water Activity Enterprise, the City of Fountain, Colorado, the City of Colorado Springs, on Behalf of its Enterprise Colorado Springs Utilities, and Pueblo West Metropolitan District Regarding the Acquisition of Real Property in Eastern Pueblo County for the Purpose of Constructing a Reservoir ("Purchase Iga")
Presenter:
Earl Wilkinson, Chief Water Compliance Innovation Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
Aram Benyamin, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
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Summary:
Colorado Springs Utilities' staff and the City Attorney's Office have participated in the negotiation of an Intergovernmental Agreement pertaining to the purchase of property for a future reservoir storage site in eastern Pueblo County (Purchase IGA). The site has been determined to be suitable for construction of a 4,350-acre-foot reservoir to recapture foregone diversions. Recommendation is that Colorado Springs Utilities participate in the acquisition at the maximum percentage available to it (28.57%).
Background:
In May 2004, the City of Aurora, Colorado Springs Utilities, City of Pueblo, Pueblo Board of Water Works, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and City of Fountain entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement ("6-Party IGA") to resolve numerous outstanding issues among Arkansas Basin water users. The 6-Party IGA was essential for garnering support for Colorado Springs Utilities' Southern Delivery System and resulted in the establishment of the Arkansas River Flow Management Program which supports environmental and recreational flows through Pueblo. The original parties have since been joined by the Pueblo West Metropolitan District through a March 2011 letter agreement clarifying the 6-Party IGA.
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