Pinedale irrigator first in Wyoming to convert water right for fish

For the first time ever, a Wyoming rancher has given his irrigation water right to the state to become an in-stream flow right to support fish.

To the rancher, the successful donation means keeping a water right in his community that would otherwise be lost. And to both state water officials and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, that is a sign of Wyoming people coming around to accepting the once fiercely-fought concept of protecting water to stay flowing in-stream for fish.

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