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Resident asks Scofield council to restore overflow water use as town cites legal limits
Summary
Resident Darren Jensen asked the council to allow use of overflow from an upper water tank to irrigate his property after someone poured Quikrete into the ditch; council reviewed 1987 minutes and said water-rights, easements and drinking-water rules must be checked before action.
A Scofield resident urged the town council on Monday to restore access to overflow water from an upper town tank, saying the flow would reduce fire risk and help his garden.
"I would just like to get that back," said resident Darren Jensen during the public-comment portion of the council meeting, describing past use of the overflow and alleging someone poured…
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