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Garfield County commissioners weigh state of emergency after Tropic Reservoir drawdown
Summary
County commissioners discussed declaring a state of emergency and preparing testimony after a state engineer order that commissioners say drained water from Tropic Reservoir, affecting downstream users and local irrigation.
At a Garfield County Commission meeting (date not specified), commissioners discussed declaring a state of emergency after a state engineerorder to divert water that county officials say has left the highway and downstream Otter Creek areas dry.
Commissioners said the State Water Commission has ordered releases that left Tropic Reservoir effectively empty and diverted roughly 11,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation upstream of Otter Creek. The commission scheduled testimony before the State Water Commission later this month and discussed drafting a joint county resolution and a letter thanking Representative Carl Albrecht for his help and asking for further attention to the matter.
The discussion centered on whether the state engineerorder…
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