Author Description
John Fredell has served as the Program Director for the Southern Delivery System (SDS) since September 2007. In that role, Mr. Fredell is responsible for planning, permitting and construction of the SDS, a major water delivery system that will bring water from the Arkansas River to Colorado Springs and its project partners. John has been with Colorado Springs Utilities since 1993, and has been closely involved with development of the Southern Delivery System since 2002. Prior to his selection as SDS Program Director, he held other legal positions with Colorado Springs Utilities, most recently Deputy City Attorney-Utilities. In that role, he served on the Chief Executive Offi cer’s leadership team. Before joining Colorado Springs Utilities in 1993, Mr. Fredell was employed by a commercial general contractor in Oklahoma City, and later owned a landscape and irrigation contracting fi rm in Colorado Springs. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Oklahoma State University with a minor in economics. In addition, he holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
