The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District board approves a $17.2 million budget for 2012
December 10, 2011
From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The major portion of the budget, $11.8 million, goes to repay federal costs of constructing the Fry-Ark Project, which includes the Fountain pipeline. Another $270,000 is revenue from state and federal grants.
The operating budget for the district is $5.1 million, with about 60 percent in the general fund, and 40 percent in the enterprise fund.
Of the $3 million district fund, $1.36 million goes toward personnel.
The budget also includes a capital expenditure of $850,000 as the district’s share for purchase of the Red Top Ranch near Lake Granby. That cost will total $1.7 million over two years. The ranch purchase is part of a plan by Front Range water users, including Aurora, Colorado Springs, Denver, Pueblo and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, to provide flows for endangered fish species in the Colorado River. Participation in the program is a condition for importing Fry-Ark water each year.
The major project in the $2.1 million enterprise fund will be the Arkansas Valley Conduit. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is preparing an environmental impact statement for the conduit.
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