Water distict’s mission is a tough balancing act

MEEKER I Pursuing water rights and looking out for users’ interests at the same time can be a bit of a balancing act.
But that’s exactly what the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District is charged to do. The group’s mission is to “maintain and manage its water rights for the benefit of agricultural, municipal, industrial, wildlife and recreational users within the district,” said attorney Trina Zagar-Brown.
At Saturday’s meeting between the Yellow Jacket Board of…