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Advocates Seek to Plug USDA Watershed and Flood Dams Into Rural Infrastructure Debate

Advocates Seek to Plug USDA Watershed and Flood Dams Into Rural Infrastructure Debate
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The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir

The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News © The Spectrum & Daily News Welcome to The Water Tap, a weekly update on Southwestern Utah s water situation. This article is part of a series addressing topics relevant to water security in southwestern Utah. Look for stories online on select Fridays and in print on select Saturdays that feature updates on ongoing water issues, interviews with experts and explorations of how we can ensure a better water future for our growing communities. For decades, while climate change and drought chipped away at the flow of southern Utah s Virgin River, the Kane County Water Conservancy District has been chipping away at plans to build a reservoir off the river s East Fork above Zion National Park that would serve alfalfa farmers downstream who have had to cut their growing seasons short time and again because their irrigation supply dried up.

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Rattlesnake Creek and Middle Creek Watersheds receive funding

Rattlesnake Creek and Middle Creek Watersheds receive funding
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Two Kansas watersheds win funding for nearby farming communities

Alice Mannette Pratt Tribune Rattlesnake Creek and Middle Creek stakeholders in central Kansas have won funding from the government to work together to prevent erosion, floodwater and sediment damage in watersheds in areas that include Quivira National Wildlife Refuge near Great Bend. On Nov. 24, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Karen A. Woodrich, State Conservationist, Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service announced funding for the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program for the Rattlesnake Creek Watershed and Middle Creek Watershed. The programs will receive $725,000 for Rattlesnake Creek and $121,800 for Middle Creek to address water conservation efforts in Kansas. “The agreement reached earlier this year between the Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5 and the Fish and Wildlife Service will help satisfy the water needs of both Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and local producers,” Moran said in a release. “I appreciate Acting Chief Norton’s

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