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Water News Round-up (8th Edition)

May 28, 2015/ Comments 0 / in East Valley Water District Information / by

$2.5 million available for Oregon farmers, ranchers, foresters in drought-stricken counties By Molly Harbarger, Oregonian Farmers located in counties that Governor Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies now have access to federal funding to upgrade equipment and deploy new techniques to conserve water. Right now, those counties are Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath,…

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Water News Round-up (7th Edition)

May 21, 2015/ Comments 0 / in Water Resources News / by

Panel sends 7 county drought declarations to governor Oregon State Drought Council Water Resources Department spokeswoman Racquel Rancier says the council on Thursday forwarded drought declarations from Deschutes, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Morrow and Umatilla counties to the governor’s office.These counties join seven other Oregon counties receiving aid for drought conditions. More declarations are expected…

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Water News Round-up (6th Edition)

May 11, 2015/ Comments 0 / in East Valley Water District Information, Water Resources News / by

Oregon Water Fund Rules Proposed by Mateusz Perkowski, Capital Press Funding for the water supply development fund in Oregon has been proposed and the state is one step closer to fruition. Rule making is expected to finish in mid-June 2015. Oregon Snowpack Disappears Early by Eric Mortenson, Capital Press “The western snowpack this year isn’t just…

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