Colorado Water
State Representative Tom Wiens, R-Castle Rock, is proposing an expanded solution to the South Metro water woes, according to the Denver Post [January 22, 2004 , "A cheap quencher for south 'burbs"]. From the article, "To do it, water suppliers could tap Barr and Milton lakes and an underlying aquifer near Brighton with a 20-mile pipeline from an existing line at E-470 and Smoky Hill Road in Arapahoe County. The project, with an estimated cost of $25 million, is a bargain compared to other big-ticket ideas to bring water to a region hooked up to dwindling aquifers. The pipeline plan endorsed this week also comes with snags involving farmers' water rights and other legal issues, and competitors for the water, Mulhern said. Wiens' proposal is made possible by an an agreement reached last month: The East Cherry Creek Valley water district will buy 5,500 acre-feet of water per year over a 10-year period from two different water providers near Brighton. Wiens wants to expand that project."
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