'This is about water'

Wyoming’s unofficial motto “water’s for fighting, whiskey’s for drinking” was on full display as people from across the Platte Valley attended a public hearing held by the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office on June 4.

The hearing was in regards to State Engineer Docket No. 2023-6-2024, over the HF Sinclair Water Exchange.

HF Sinclair purchased the Encampment River Ranch in January 2023 to supplement the refinery’s water supply during dry months, when the refinery’s water rights are not enough to fulfill its needs.

As previously reported by the Saratoga Sun, the priority to the Pathfinder Reservoi...