Water court amendment and water lease approved by commissioners

The commissioners signed a resolution that approves the second amendment to the county’s water court application March 2.

The case filed in 2008 is to obtain a water rights decree for public works to use water for dust suppression and road construction.

The case also asks approval of the county’s water augmentation plan to replace water used by the department when a call on the river is in place.

A call on the river is when there is not enough water in the river for everyone that has a water right to use their water.

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