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Thanks to a chemical shortage at a water treatment plant, Casper and surrounding areas are under a water restriction.
Wednesday s announced restrictions come less than two weeks after city officials issued a conservation request. According to the announcement, there was a dip in water use, but it wasn t enough for officials to take the possibility of a full irrigation ban off the table.
Beth Andress, a city spokesperson, said the number one priority is having a water supply for drinking and household us.
Get our free mobile app [B]y limiting irrigation we can do just that, Andress said in a news release. Unfortunately, this means that if irrigation usage does not decline to a sufficient level, a full irrigation ban may be issued.
Trib, Wyoming Press Association prepare to ask court to shoot down Mills, Bar Nunn legal notice ordinances By Brendan LaChance on July 16, 2021
Stacks of Casper Star-Tribune newspapers sit in a storage bin. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo. Attorney Bruce Moats, who represents the Casper Star-Tribune and the Wyoming Press Association, is preparing to file a petition in district court if the City of Mills and the Town of Bar Nunn’s councils don’t rescind ordinances exempting themselves from a requirement to publish legal notices in physical newspapers.
Moats on Thursday shared the petition he plans to file on behalf of the Casper Star-Tribune and the WPA that would ask the court to declare the Mills and Bar Nunn ordinances null and void since Wyoming law requires that municipalities publish legal notices in “a newspaper having general circulation in the community.”
The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Significant Weather Advisory for Natrona County until 7:45 p.m. Thursday. According to to the National Weather Service, pea-sized hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Get our free mobile app Strong thunderstorms will be near Paradise Valley around 7:30 p.m., Mills around 7:35 p.m., Homa Hills around 7:40 p.m., and Casper, Evansville, Bar Nunn, Antelope Hills and Beartrap Meadows Park around 7:45 p.m., the service reports.
It also states that frequent cloud to ground lighting is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. It advises that residents