From The Mountain Mail (Joe Stone):
Water district engineer Ivan Walter said the Boss Lake reservoir is being drawn down to augment South Arkansas River stream flow and to assist with inspection and maintenance reports. Walter said releases have lowered water level about 4 feet during the past four weeks and irrigation and augmentation releases will continue until the lake is lowered to its natural level. He said drawdown will assist personnel with an outlet inspection, provide an accurate capacity survey and allow for a dam safety inspection. The plan, he said, is to empty the reservoir, verify dam integrity and conduct appropriate maintenance activities based upon inspection findings.
[The] directors also adopted unanimously adopted a resolution opposing ballot initiatives 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 on the November statewide ballot.
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