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Prescribed burn planned for North and South Catamount Reservoirs, smoke may be visible

North Slope Burn Pile Project
Prescribed burn planned for North and South Catamount Reservoirs, smoke may be visible
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) says it will be conducting prescribed burns in two separate areas on the North Slope of Pikes Peak.

Operations are expected to kick off around 9 a.m. Tuesday with burn operations ceasing around 3 p.m.

The burn areas are on CSU-deeded land on the northwest side of North Catamount Reservoir and a significant area on the southeast side of South Catamount Reservoir.

Smoke may be visible across El Paso and Teller Counties during the operation.

The burn piles are the result of a CSU wildfire mitigation project with an effort to reduce wildfire risk in the watershed and recreation areas near the reservoirs.

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