03-24-2006, 04:24 PM
Northernmost Utah Looking Toward Full Reservoirs This Spring March 24th, 2006 @ 6:22am
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Farmers and ranchers in Box Elder County are expected to get all the water they need this year, but the county also could experience flooding like last year's.
Water managers in northernmost Utah are happy to have the prospects of full reservoirs and are preparing for the possibility of getting a bit too much water.
"We're smiling," said Tage Flint, executive director of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, which manages reservoirs from Park City to Ogden.
"We're projecting now that all our reservoirs will fill this year, which is great news. As far as flooding goes, we are leaving Pineview Reservoir down a bit, even more so than last year, to accommodate any kind of runoff. We are leaving East Canyon down for the same reason."
The snowpack for the Weber drainage, which supplies most of the Wasatch Front from Davis County north, is at 120 percent of average. The Bear River drainage, which feeds Bear Lake, most of the ranches and farms in Box Elder County and the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, is at 128 percent of normal.
Some major supply areas, such as Tony Grove, are at 150 percent of normal.
Bear Lake is still at 29 percent of capacity and is a long way from filling, but the runoff and irrigation are expected to be a lot better this year.
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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Farmers and ranchers in Box Elder County are expected to get all the water they need this year, but the county also could experience flooding like last year's.
Water managers in northernmost Utah are happy to have the prospects of full reservoirs and are preparing for the possibility of getting a bit too much water.
"We're smiling," said Tage Flint, executive director of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, which manages reservoirs from Park City to Ogden.
"We're projecting now that all our reservoirs will fill this year, which is great news. As far as flooding goes, we are leaving Pineview Reservoir down a bit, even more so than last year, to accommodate any kind of runoff. We are leaving East Canyon down for the same reason."
The snowpack for the Weber drainage, which supplies most of the Wasatch Front from Davis County north, is at 120 percent of average. The Bear River drainage, which feeds Bear Lake, most of the ranches and farms in Box Elder County and the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, is at 128 percent of normal.
Some major supply areas, such as Tony Grove, are at 150 percent of normal.
Bear Lake is still at 29 percent of capacity and is a long way from filling, but the runoff and irrigation are expected to be a lot better this year.
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