Despite EPA support, conservation out of New Fork Lake options
As the U.S. Forest Service studies a Wyoming plan for irrigators to draw down a Sublette recreation destination by 22 feet, it likely won’t weigh water-saving alternatives.
Wyoming Water Development Office
Hyattville dam cost jumps 69% to $59M
Study finds poor foundation and materials, but irrigators’ costs won’t go up for 8,000-acre-foot project serving 33 subscribers.
As water shortages loom, Wyo seeks water-bank bill
Lawmakers seek “beneficial use” label for drought mitigation, security against downstream demands.
Study: Drain New Fork Lake 7 feet for irrigation
$12.7 million plan would allow 94 irrigators to raise 530 more cows in the drainage. Conservation alternatives have not been completely weighed.
