Coolidge Dam to begin releasing water for first time in 9 months
by Joey Chenoweth | Coolidge Examiner
At long last, a parched sector of the local agriculture industry is about to get a drink.
Farmers in central Pinal County have been informed that they will once again be receiving water from San Carlos Lake in the coming days, about nine months after Coolidge Dam stopped releasing water for the first time.
The water is expected to be released on Friday and should arrive at Pinal County farms as soon as Monday, thanks to recent wet weather making the water beds more efficient for easy flowing. As usual, the amount of water released will depend on how much farmers demand, as they prepare land that has been running on empty for a new harvest.
