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COLORADO SPRINGS – —Nearly one-third of the Southern Delivery System water pipeline is already in the ground.
But Pueblo keeps kicking dirt in Colorado Springs’ face.
Last week, Pueblo District Court Judge Victor Reyes set aside a vital water quality certification for the 62-mile pipeline and remanded it back to the state for further review.
While the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment evaluates its next move, Colorado Springs Utilities said Tuesday it plans to appeal the ruling.
“Construction is proceeding,” SDS spokeswoman Janet Rummel said.
The pipeline will pump water uphill from Pueblo Dam to Colorado Springs. It is scheduled to be in operation by 2016.
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