Coyote Gulch

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Fountain Creek managment

U.S. Representative Mark Udall was hanging out on Fountain Creek recently, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article:

With members of the Army Corps of Engineers, state health department and the U.S. Geographical Survey in tow, Udall followed the Fountain from Manitou Springs through Colorado Springs and ended at its confluence with the Arkansas River in Salt Creek. Along the way, Udall's stops included the Las Vegas Street Wastewater Treatment Facility in Fountain, the Pinon Bridge north of town near Overton Road and the Pueblo Mall. At the confluence, Gary Soldano, the state health department's local quality control division manager, commented on the view of the green Arkansas mixing with the Fountain, tainted from upstream sewage spills in Colorado Springs. "It's really quite the contrast as the brown mixes with the green," said Soldano...

Udall said he can envision Fountain Creek developed as a greenway - similar to the Platte River project in Denver. "I favor this approach passionately. Just the corridor of activity I've seen, from fishing and hiking It has great economic importance. It should be a crown jewel," Udall said. Udall said he is working with U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar on several Fountain-related issues, among them is Salazar's legislation for a study of a dam or series of dams on the river. Udall added he would balance his support with his concerns over flood control, water quality and "how people of the Arkansas Valley are treated."

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Category: Colorado Water
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