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Jefferson County commissioners discuss drought declaration and groundwater dispute ahead of court action
Summary
County officials discussed a potential drought declaration, an agreement reached 'yesterday' with parties involved, and an ongoing dispute in which Lower Valley irrigators allege nearby pumping is reducing groundwater recharge; no county drought resolution was recorded as adopted in the transcript.
Jefferson County commissioners returned to open session at 9:42 a.m. and discussed a proposed drought declaration and an ongoing water-rights dispute that is expected to proceed to court in November.
Speaker 2 raised a question about a resolution to declare a drought; Speaker 3 responded that an agreement had been reached "yesterday," which led the panel to indicate they would not sign a drought declaration while that agreement is in place. Speaker 2 said the agreement was a…
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