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Water forecast heightens Wash. drought concerns
Water managers in the Yakima Valley are anticipating a low water year for some irrigators thanks to warm temperatures and below-normal precipitation.
The Associated Press
Water managers in the Yakima Valley are anticipating a low water year for some irrigators thanks to warm temperatures and below-normal precipitation.
The Bureau of Reclamation says irrigators who have newer, junior water rights are expected to receive 77 percent of a full water supply. Given current weather conditions and prospects for continued dry weather, the figure could drop to half of normal.
Bureau engineer Chris Lynch says the figure is expected to go down.
The owners of junior water rights typically have their water use curtailed during drought years to ensure a full supply for owners of older, more senior water rights.
Junior water users make up more than half of the irrigated acreage in the Yakima River basin.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakima-herald.com
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