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Commissioners warn Flaming Gorge drought release could force curtailments, plan outreach to Rep. Kennedy
Summary
At the Feb. 17 meeting, commissioners discussed possible drought-operations releases from Flaming Gorge (cited in the meeting as about 500,000 acre-feet) and how such releases could prompt curtailments affecting local irrigators and recreation; commissioners said they would coordinate with Rep. Kennedy and legal partners.
Unidentified Speaker 3 led commissioners through an extended discussion about Colorado River operations and the possibility that federal or interstate drought-operations releases could include "another 500,000 acre-feet" of water.
"The biggest thing that will likely happen this summer is that they'll do another drill of the drought operations release of another 500,000 acre-feet of water," Unidentified Speaker 3 said, warning that such an action could prompt…
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