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April 22, 2015

Yakima is already using stored water

YAKIMA (AP) — The federal Bureau of Reclamation has had to start using stored reservoir water to supplement natural flows early because of a worsening drought in central Washington's Yakima Basin.

According to a mid-month forecast released by the bureau, some Yakima Basin water users may only get 54 percent of their supply.

Chuck Garner, the bureau's Yakima Project River Operations supervisor, told the Tri-City Herald ( http://bit.ly/1aP2RF4 ) that weather conditions forced them to use stored reservoir water starting April 15. Typically the stored water in reservoirs is not used until June.




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