The Arkansas Valley Conduit is getting another federal infusion of cash. Once complete, the Arkansas Valley Conduit will serve dozens of southeastern Colorado communities dealing with contaminated groundwater, mostly through natural radioactive elements. The pipeline is designed to eventually run about 130 miles from Pueblo Reservoir to Lamar. Construction work on the project broke ground in 2023 and is currently underway. It will eventually deliver safe drinking water to about 50,000 people, many in rural areas. The Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday announced another $250 million coming in from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the project. … The pipeline is part of the Arkansas Fryingpan Project authorized by the federal government in 1962, which brings water from the Colorado River Basin to the Arkansas River Basin and includes infrastructure like tunnels and the dam at Lake Pueblo.