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Garfield County presses for water-storage fixes after Tropic Reservoir dispute; Hatchedown change application filed
Summary
Commissioners reported resident frustration over a 10% release condition tied to Otter Creek and said they will press to renew a decades-old agreement; county also announced a formal application to change Hatchedown Dam water rights from flow to storage and plans to meet state officials about next steps.
Commissioners at the Garfield County Commission meeting described escalating local concern about water-storage limits tied to Tropic Reservoir and Otter Creek Water Company, and announced a formal filing seeking to change storage rights at Hatchedown Dam.
The commission’s board report noted a recent public meeting where residents raised concerns about a state engineer requirement that would force a 10% release if the county stores water higher in Otter Creek — a condition officials said is blocking renewal of a longstanding, informal “napkin” agreement. “If they could just renew that agreement,…
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