Nevada Irrigation District Water Operations Manager Chip Close says the state Water Resources Control Board has finally removed a curtailment order which again allows the district to capture  runoff from the storms that are blowing in.

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Under the order NID had been prohibited from capturing creek runoff to allow more water for use in the Sacramento river area.

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Close says the district is now fairly optimistic that they will be able to store enough water for use next summer.
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He says NID reservoirs are currently at 56 percent of total capacity.

Close does say the current storm has caused a disruption for some NID customers.
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Close says they’re hopeful that if the storm blows through today they will begin putting everything back together on Friday and  irrigation water conditions will return to normal.