Bureau of Reclamation News: Boysen Reservoir Water Information Meeting

Great Plains Region
Billings, Mont.

Media Contact:

John H. Lawson
(307) 261-5671

Mark Andersen
(406) 247-7610

Released On: October 12, 2006

Boysen Reservoir Water Information Meeting

The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills, Wyoming, has scheduled a Boysen Reservoir Water Information Meeting in Worland, Wyoming, according to John H. Lawson, Wyoming Area Manager.

The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2006, at the Elks Lodge at 604 Coburn Avenue in Worland, Wyoming.

The meeting is being held to apprise water users and the public of the current water supply condition and to discuss operating plans for water year 2007. Information will also be provided regarding the water year 2006 runoff, water deliveries, present reservoir storage conditions, and potential water supply conditions for water year 2007. Discussion will be held regarding storage supplies and winter releases from Boysen Dam.

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