Irrigation curtailed on the North Platte River in Wyoming
4/28/2022 11:38:46 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Carbon County, WY
Converse County, WY
Goshen County, WY
Natrona County, WY
Platte County, WY
Start Date: 4/4/2022
- End Date: 4/30/2022
Junior water rights holders on the North Platte River were ordered to curtail diversions through April.
Low snowpack, persistent drought conditions and forecasts for lower-than-average precipitation were the reasons for initiating the water conservation measures and notices.
WyoFile (Lander, Wyo.), April 26, 2022
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