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2011

October 2011

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October 11, 2011, Water Treatment Plant Contracting opportunities: Regional contractors will have the opportunity to competitively bid for work on the Southern Delivery System (SDS) Water Treatment Plant — the largest and most complex component of the regional project. More than $100 million in construction work is anticipated to complete the new water treatment plant, located in southeast Colorado Springs (east of Marksheffel Road and south of Highway 24). The design-build team of McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and Carollo Engineering will divide the facility's plans into various construction bid packages as the team finalizes its design.

September 2011

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Sept. 29, 2011, Volunteers Create Wetland on Fountain Creek: Fountain Creek got a little bit greener thanks to 65 volunteers from southern Colorado who planted more than 4,500 plants, shrubs and trees to establish a new wetland. The new wetland, located on Clear Spring Ranch south of the city of Fountain, is part of a comprehensive mitigation plan for the Southern Delivery System project developed by Colorado Springs Utilities to address SDS construction impacts. Once established, the wetland will help restore and stabilize the banks of Fountain Creek – providing additional habitat for wildlife and improving water quality by reducing erosion along the stream bed.

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Sept. 22, 2011, Local Businesses Benefitting from SDS: With major construction on the Southern Delivery System (SDS) well underway, southern Colorado businesses are benefitting from opportunities to contract and subcontract for work on the project. Regional companies have been hired by SDS prime contractors for a wide variety of needs including electrical work, asphalt, engineering, fabrication of materials, land acquisition support, mechanical work, concrete, fiberoptics, construction and environmental services. In fact, many local and regional businesses have already secured tens of millions of dollars in work on SDS.

July 2011

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July 1, 2011SDS Major Construction Under Way: Major construction of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) water project is under way at Pueblo Dam and in El Paso County. "We are now building some of the key components of this essential project," said John Fredell, SDS Program Director. "And, a number of regional businesses are already benefitting from work on SDS."

April 2011

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April 1, 2011 - SDS Important to Regional Economy: A recently released independent economic development study revealed that the Southern Delivery System (SDS) will have a very important economic impact, helping to drive the local and regional economy over many years by contributing to the creation of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in earnings for the population. Now under construction, SDS will provide water to Colorado Springs, Security, Fountain and Pueblo West through 2046 and beyond. The study Economic Impacts of the Southern Delivery System on the Regional Economy of Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Surrounding Areaswas commissioned by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Center for Regional Advancement and performed by Summit Economics LLC. (eNews)

March 2011

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March 23, 2011 - SDS is Putting Areas Businesses to Work: With the construction of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) underway, some $56 million in engineering and construction contracts have been awarded to date. The work necessary to build the $880 million regional water project is providing area contractors, subcontractors and suppliers business at a time when little else is available. “The interest level in contracting work for the Southern Delivery System so far has been very high, and there still are significant portions of the project to be contracted out,” said Eli Novakovich, Colorado Springs Utilities’ manager of Procurement and Contract Services. “We are one of the few businesses in town outsourcing work to area contractors right now.” (News Release)

February 2011

•	February 18, 2011 - Leading State Policy Report States SDS “Key to Meeting Future Water Needs” (eNews)

2010

December 2010

•	December 22 - SDS Gearing up for construction (eNews)

October 2010

•	October 8 - SDS Progress Update, May - September (eNews)

August 2010

•	August 25 - Agreement reached in SDS federal contract negotiations (eNews)
•	August 23 - SDS federal contract negotiations continue (eNews)
•	August 9 - SDS response to The Consumer Advocate, Inc. (eNews)
•	August 6 - Response letter to The Consumer Advocate, Inc.

July 2010

•	July 23 - SDS partners with Pueblo Habitat for Humanity (eNews)
•	July 13 - Federal contract negotiations continue (eNews)

May 2010

•	May 21 - Additional information about MWH selection (eNews)
•	May 19 - Colorado Water Conservation Board adopts SDS Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan (eNews)
•	May 12 - City Council approves initial water rate phase-in to fund SDS and current system (eNews)

April 2010

•	April 16 - Regional contractors to build Pueblo Dam connection for SDS (eNews)

March 2010

•	March 16 - El Paso County Planning Commission Approves SDS Location Approval Applications (eNews)
•	March 11 - Colorado Wildlife Commission approves SDS Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan (eNews)
•	March 3 - El Paso County Planning Commission approves pipeline permits for SDS (eNews)

February 2010

•	Feb. 11 - SDS Reviews Draft Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan During Colorado Wildlife Commission Workshop (eNews)

January 2010

•	Jan. 22 - SDS Obtains Approval from Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District (eNews)

2009

December 2009

•	Dec. 11 - SDS Submits Fountain Creek Application \| Colorado Springs Utilities invests in future (eNews)
•	Dec. 4 - Springs Utilities pledges to meet all SDS-related requirements related to storm runoff (eNews)

October 2009

•	Oct. 2 - On. Oct. 1, Colorado Springs Utilities began submitting a series of applications to El Paso County for the approval of Location Permits required for the Southern Delivery System (eNews)

July 2009

•	July 22 - Utilities Board Approves Moving Forward With SDS (eNews)

June 2009

•	June 12 – Springs Utilities advancing plans for Preferred Alternative (eNews)

April 2009

•	April 21 – Pueblo County issues 1041 permit for SDS (eNews)
•	April 14 – Colorado Springs City Council votes to recognize Pueblo County conditions (eNews)
•	April 10 – Public hearing held on Pueblo County conditions (eNews)

March 2009

•	March 30 – City Council schedules April 9 hearing to consider 1041 permit conditions (eNews)
•	March 23 – Reclamation issues Record of Decision for SDS (eNews)
•	March 19 – Pueblo County approves SDS 1041 permit (eNews)
•	March 17 – SDS will create regional economic stimulus (eNews)
•	March 11 – Pueblo County announces 1041 permit conditions (eNews)

February 2009

•	February 24 – Fremont County approves SDS land use permit (eNews)
•	February 23 – Fremont County voices support for SDS (eNews)
•	February 11 – Fremont County shows support for SDS (eNews)
•	February 6 – eNews survey (eNews)

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