News Release Archive

North Platte River Water Operations - Information Meeting

Media Contact: John H. Lawson, (307) 261-5671, jlawson@usbr.gov
Michael R. Odle, modle@usbr.gov

For Release: April 07, 2009

The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyo., has scheduled a North Platte River Water Information Meeting in Scottsbluff, Neb., according to John H. Lawson, Wyoming Area Manager.

The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Scottsbluff Panhandle Station Auditorium, Scottsbluff, Neb. The meeting is being held to apprise water users and other interested parties of the reservoir storage and current water supply conditions. Information regarding snowmelt runoff and expected reservoir operations for water year 2009 will be presented. Discussion will be held regarding the availability of storage water during the coming irrigation season.

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Relevant Link:

Wyoming Area Office Home Page