Water allocations in La Plata County, Colorado are expected to be below normal
5/21/2013 2:02:42 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
La Plata County, CO
Start Date: 5/20/2013
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Water allocations in La Plata County are expected to be below normal due to low snowfall with warm spring winds and dry soils limiting runoff. Irrigators will receive 80 percent of requested water from Vallecito Reservoir; irrigators should get 23 percent from McPhee Reservoir; and irrigators will get 35 percent from Lemon Reservoir. A local hay farmer and president of the Florida Water Conservancy District’s board of directors reported that Florida Mesa farmers will get irrigation water until early or mid-July and may get only one cutting of hay. The meager water allocations led farmers to plant fewer acres or crops requiring less water since they will not have enough water to irrigate more land. Durango Herald (Colo.), May 20, 2013
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