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Rangely approves resolution clarifying sewage‑treatment plant water‑right usage
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025‑01 clarifying that the town is not surrendering water rights for the Rangely sewage‑treatment plant; the resolution asks release of recreation fisheries conditional uses while protecting irrigation and industrial conditional rights.
The Rangely Town Council approved Resolution 2025‑01 concerning the sewage‑treatment plant's discharge water‑right usage.
Town staff clarified that the town is not surrendering any water rights or diversions. "We are just asking to release the recreation fisheries conditional uses, and we will continue to protect the conditional rights that we have through irrigation and industrial," the town manager said.
A council member moved to approve the resolution; it was seconded and the motion carried without recorded opposition in the transcript. The resolution directs staff to proceed with the administrative steps necessary to release the listed conditional uses while maintaining other water‑right protections.
