Formation of Firesteel watershed committee aims to advance progress in watershed reducing runoff

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Formation of Firesteel watershed committee aims to advance progress in watershed reducing runoff

MITCHELL A committee has formed to tackle the challenges of reducing runoff in a 350,000-acre watershed that drains into Lake Mitchell.The city’s newly formed Firesteel Watershed Committee held its first meeting on Thursday, which saw 20 people join. Among the group were area agriculture producers, officials with the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), Mitchell residents, city officials and Lake Mitchell enthusiasts.As the leade…