Great Plains Region
Billings, Mont.
Billings, Mont.
Media Contact:
John Lawson
(307) 261-5671
(307) 261-5671
Mark Andersen
(406) 247-7610
(406) 247-7610
Released On: September 27, 2005
North Platte River Water Operations Public Information Meeting
The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyoming, has scheduled a North Platte River Water Information Meeting in Torrington, Wyoming, according to John Lawson, Area Manager.
The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in the Brand Room of the Rendezvous Center at the Goshen County Fairgrounds, in Torrington, Wyoming. The Fairgrounds are located on Highway 26, 0.9 miles west of the Highway 26 and Highway 85 junction in Torrington. A presentation will be made on the operations, accounting, and allocations of the North Platte River Reservoirs for Water Year 2005 (October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005). Scenarios of operations for Water Year 2006 will be presented using reasonable minimum, most probable, and reasonable maximum water supply conditions.
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