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Article: Irrigation Spigot on Again in Methow Valley
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- April 26, 2002
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TWISP - Water has started flowing again in Methow Valley
Irrigation District canals, even though irrigators and federal
agencies have yet to work out an agreement complying with the
Endangered Species Act.
On Wednesday, the National Marine Fisheries Service agreed to
allow the irrigation district to run water until a hearing scheduled
for next Thursday is held. The water will be used to seal the canals -
the slow moving water allows mud to settle and prevents leaking - in
preparation for full use in early May.
The hearing was supposed to occur Wednesday. But U.S. District
Court Judge Fred Van Sickle postponed it to give the irrigation
district and NMFS additional time to work out a final ...