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Fountain Council approves water authority membership, withdraws from Haines Creek reservoir project
Summary
City council voted to join a multi-jurisdiction Restoration of Yield Water Authority, approve a temporary construction license for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, and direct staff to withdraw Fountain’s share of the Roy (Haines) Creek Reservoir project and authorize sale of the city’s interest.
The Fountain City Council on Aug. 12 approved three related resolutions to manage regional water infrastructure: (1) a temporary construction and right-of-entry license for the Arkansas Valley Conduit pipeline across jointly owned Roy/Haines Creek property; (2) creation of a Restoration of Yield Water Authority and Fountain’s membership in it; and (3) direction to staff to remove Fountain from the Haines Creek (Roy Haynes) reservoir project and authorize sale of the city’s share.
Why it matters: Council members said joining the authority preserves Fountain’s ability to participate in future regional projects while the city exits a project staff and council described as small relative to Fountain’s needs and potentially expensive. The votes were 5–0 on each resolution.
City staff said the authority creates an administrative “umbrella” to study and manage multi‑jurisdiction water projects and allows members to opt into particular projects later. The…
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