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Colorado Springs Utilities outlines long‑range water planning, storage strategy and partnership options
Summary
Representatives from Colorado Springs Utilities briefed the county on a balanced portfolio approach that emphasizes storage, Colorado River and Arkansas Basin projects, and partnerships for water sharing and augmentation.
Representatives from Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) briefed the board to begin a public conversation about long‑range supply planning and possible relationships with Chaffee County. CSU staff emphasized they are not seeking immediate projects in the county but want open dialogue about future options that could include storage, water sharing with agriculture and multiparty projects such as Clear Creek enlargement and the Continental–Hoosier (Blue River) system.
CSU described a balanced portfolio approach that includes: storage projects to manage interannual variability; Colorado River (transmountain) project permitting and operations (for…
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