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| Health official sees good news for Fountain Creek, Arkansas River - Pueblo Chieftain Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:33 PM PDT 
Better water quality and flows expectedThe Pueblo ChieftainBy Robert Boczkiewicz The Pueblo Chieftain USA TODAY NETWORK DENVER -- A Colorado state health and environment regulator has good news for Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Bent and Prowers counties regarding better water in Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River. A new agreement "will help ensure environmental justice for communities that have suffered from past pollution," said the environmental programs manager of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. "We know that healthy communities need healthy waters," the director, John Putnam, stated Thursday in a press release. Putnam was speaking of a proposed agreement in which Colorado Spring's stormwater system will undergo major upgrades to improve the quality of water the system discharges into Fountain Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Putnam's department said that the proposed agreement would require Colorado Springs to build "extensive new storm water controls, improve and repair existing storm water treatment, and dedicate $10.5 million to stream restoration projects." Also, the state is providing $1 million, that is to be received from the city, to the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District for a supplemental project that supports the agricultural industry and will improve water quality in the river. The district is comprised of the five counties. The proposed agreement is to settle a 2016 lawsuit against Colorado Springs due to its stormwater system allegedly violating federal and state clean water laws. The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. The water conservancy district and the Pueblo County Board of Commissioners joined the lawsuit to protect their interests in their dispute with the city. "We are pleased that we were able to come to an agreement with the City of Colorado Springs that will get them back into compliance and restore the health of the affected waters," Putnam said. "Every Coloradan deserves access to clean water to enjoy and recreate in." Jay Winner, executive director of the district, said the improvements will be a big benefit to farmers in what is a key agricultural area. The state department said it moved to correct water violations in 2016 after an audit found permit violations resulting in extraordinarily high levels of sediment the stormwater system sent into Fountain Creek, Monument Creek, and other waters within the Arkansas River watershed. The department said the sediment is stormwater pollution that can impact communities by: - Worsening existing E. coli problems, posing a public health threat. - Damaging expensive and important infrastructure. - Impairing the ability to sustain aquatic life. - Worsening flood damage. - Impacting farmer's ability to irrigate and obtain water which they are legally entitled to. Under the state's stormwater management permit system, a city must ensure there are functioning stormwater controls to reduce the level of pollutants in runoff that goes into storm sewer systems, and to help heavy runoff conditions from overflowing the system. This includes the management of runoff for new development and redevelopment construction sites. Failure to ensure water quality controls are installed and functioning is a violation of the federal Clean Water Act. reb1den@aol.com  |
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