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BOR plans to release water from reservoir

Monday, May 5, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

The reservoir last week stored 303,349 acre-feet of water, about 3,000 acre-feet above the bureau's target for the end of April. The reservoir's capacity is about 317,000 acre-feet.

"The purpose of the releases is to make sure we don't over-top the boards" of the dam, Lyman McConnell, project manager for the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, told the Lahontan Valley News.

"Right now we might have to do precautionary releases until the end of May."

The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Indian Reservation wetlands, and Carson Lake Pasture and Marsh are first in line for excess water released.

Farmers also could benefit from excess water if enough is released.

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