City manager defends R‑9 Ranch transfer, criticizes WaterPack opposition
Hays City Manager Toby Doherty updated commissioners on the decade-long R‑9 Ranch water-rights effort, defended the city's voluntary 29% sustainable-use reduction, and criticized WaterPack and Edwards County for what he called inconsistent standards and legal opposition that has delayed the transfer.
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City Manager Toby Doherty gave an extended update on the R‑9 Ranch water transfer and detailed the city's efforts to limit sustainable water use in converting irrigation rights to municipal use. Doherty said Hays and Russell agreed to a voluntary 29% reduction in modeled use to protect long‑term aquifer health and noted the city went beyond regulatory minimums as a stewardship measure.
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