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Those guidelines and an overlapping drought contingency plan will expire in 2026.

Meanwhile, environmentalists are concerned about the river's overall health.

District attorney Todd Shea declined to comment.

The review comes as the states are enacting a separate drought contingency plan signed this year.

California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming also have a stake in river water.

Stenehjem says the rule usurps states' authority over their own water.

Officials are looking into options for a permanent fix, including installing a fiberglass tube or rerouting the irrigation system.

Stenehjem said Friday he thought the proposal had languished but attorneys general recently learned that it was still being reviewed.

For Carian and many other farmers, the appeal of technology is as much about economics as saving water.

Minor, low-lying flooding is occurring or expected along the Wind River from near Crowheart to downstream of Riverton.