Southern Delivery System NSPE-Colorado State Meeting February 19, 2010

2 Regional project –Colorado Springs –Fountain –Security –Pueblo West Our future depends on it –Growing community –Drought protection –System Reliability –Long-term Water Supply SDS: Our Future Depends on It 2

Colorado Springs Water System 3

4 SDS Components 4 62 miles underground pipeline 3 pump stations Water treatment plant Capacity = 78 mgd Firm yield = 42,400 acft/yr Primary source = Reuse by exchange of Fry-Ark Project water FOUNTAIN SECURITY

5 5 SDS Today SDS Milestones Record of Decision Pueblo County 1041 Permit Colorado Springs Utilities Board Approval Fountain Creek District Board approval 5

El Paso County permit Army Corps 404 permit State 401 certification Fish & Wildlife Mitigation Plan Reclamation contracts Next Steps Approvals Underway 6

Permit Condition ENGINEERING LAND ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION START-UP SDS IN SERVICE Implementation Schedule Record of Decision Pueblo County 1041 Permit MAJOR PERMITS 7

8 SDS Economic Benefits: Phase 1 Construction Total Construction Costs$550 million – Portion spent on construction labor$160 million Average employment380 workers Peak employment700 workers Regional Economic Benefits Estimated workforce by year: 2010 – – – – – – – 290 We expect about 50 to 75 percent of the labor force to come from the region.

9 Procurement outreach Contractor workshops beginning this year Register at csu.org Construction/Contracting

10 –Project eNewsletter – us: – 10 Follow our progress

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