All Entries Tagged With: "Arkansas Valley Conduit"
Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on President Biden to Support Funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the […]
Dollars Make the Difference for Ark Valley Conduit
Although the Arkansas Valley Conduit was first proposed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, very little had taken place for the following 55 years or so until some serious funding was allocated for the water improvement project. The 130 mile-long pipeline, running from Pueblo to Lamar and up to Eads, is estimated […]
Ark Valley Conduit on Fast Track
Bill Long and Lee Miller, representing the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, told the Lamar City Council an influx of federal funds has allowed the Arkansas Valley Conduit to move forward on its construction date. The Conduit, first proposed in 1962, has been treading water for half a century or more until the past […]
Arkansas Valley Conduit Three-Party Contract Approved
By CHRIS WOODKA SECWCD A three-party contract allowing for the Arkansas Valley Conduit to deliver clean drinking water to 50,000 people in 39 communities east of Pueblo was signed by the Bureau of Reclamation on March 18, 2022, following approval by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Board and the Pueblo Board of Water Works […]
