April 18, 2008--Water board to leave some water on West Slope (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Pueblo Board of Water Works will leave a little of its water on the West Slope this year because water conditions in the Arkansas River basin are expected to be bountiful. Diversions from the Columbine, Wurtz and Busk-Ivanhoe systems will be curtailed this year, Water Resources Specialist Alan Ward told the water board this week. By decree, the amount of water that can be taken from the ditches is limited by long-term averages, Ward explained. “We will limit them, so we can take more in future years,” Ward said. “The water lease market is way down this year, so we’ll just open the headgates to the West Slope.”
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