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Humboldt Water District Faces Possible Cut

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Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District has a rare issue facing it: it has a right to more water than it can currently use.
But it's a use-it-or-lose-it proposition for the district.

It either needs to find more users, or risk losing a portion of its water right.  

A change would have a significant on the Mad River, the water source... a lower water right would drop the flow in the river markedly.

We explore the dynamics of the situation with Board Member Aldaron Laird and new Director Paul Helliker.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.