July 19, 2008--SE board objects to El Paso County water deals (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District voted Thursday to file in opposition to two El Paso County water transfer applications filed in Division 2 water court last month. Stratmoor Hills is proposing a change in its augmentation plan that increases its reliance on Fryingpan-Arkansas water while selling 70 shares it owns in Fountain Mutual Irrigation Co. to Security. It is a concern for Southeastern because the district encourages water users to obtain their own supplies and reserve Fry-Ark water for supplemental uses, Bob Hamilton, engineering director, told the board Thursday.
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