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A dry spring and summer in northern and western Washington led to reduced water allocations for the Roza Irrigation District, which has junior water rights. The allocation was 67 percent of full entitlement on July 3 and rose to 72 percent in September. Deliveries were reduced to 3.3 gallons per minute per acre in June, but improved to more than 5 gallons per minute per acre in August. Late summer rain permitted the district to provide water through Oct. 15, still about a week short of a normal irrigation season. Some minor crop losses and poorer fruit quality were reported, but damage was not widespread. Capital Press - Agriculture Weekly (Salem, Oregon), Nov. 19, 2019 Yakima Basin junior water rights holders will continue receiving 69 percent of their allotted allocations, an increase of two percentage points since July, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced on Aug. 16. Cooler weather in July allowed junior water rights holders to have just a little bit more water. Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), Aug. 16, 2019 Junior water rights holders in the Yakima River basin will get an estimated 67 percent supply for irrigation after the Bureau of Reclamation updated its forecast. Senior water rights holders will still receive a full allotment. Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), July 3, 2019 Junior water rights holders in the Yakima River Basin, including the Roza Irrigation District, were prorated to 72 percent as water supplies were low. The forecast will be updated on July 3. Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), June 30, 2019 Water users in the Roza Irrigation District and other junior rights holders will receive 74 percent of their allotment through Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s June forecast. Low reservoir levels in October 2018, lower than normal winter runoff and below average mountain snowfall limited water supplies. Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), June 7, 2019