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Back-to-back meetings highlight worsening drought in White River Basin

RBC |  Two meetings last week — one hosted by the White River Alliance on Wednesday at the Meeker Public Library and another by the Colorado River District on Thursday — delivered a consistent message: drought conditions in the White River Basin are worsening, and water supplies are likely to tighten further as the season progresses.

At Wednesday’s White River Alliance meeting, Erin Light, division engineer for Colorado’s Division 6, said snowpack conditions are…