Altoona Water Authority to shut off Horseshoe Curve watershed access
In keeping with the wishes of the Blair County Emergency Management Agency, the Altoona Water Authority will close off access to its watershed land near the Horseshoe Curve on the morning of July 11, when the Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive will be at the historic site for a short viewing. At that time, the watershed ground will be patrolled by state Game Commission personnel, according to Brad Kelly, the authority’s sewer operations director, speaking at a meeting Thursday. The authority has enrolled more than 10,000 acres of its watershed land into the commission’s ...
