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The Deschutes County Commission has approved an additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment of $1.45 million for an On-Farm Efficiency Water Conservation Investment project with the Deschutes River Conservancy, Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District, and Central Oregon Irrigation District. The project will support on-farm water conservation within all County irrigation districts. "This investment will help to accelerate existing water conservation work at a critical time," said Commissioner Tony DeBone. "As we navigate a historic drought, it's urgent that we figure out how to do more with the water we have available." Eighty percent of project funding will go to leverage water conservation work within COID's Smith Rock-King Way project to complement the first phase of main canal and lateral piping. Partners will work with private landowners adjacent to the project to pipe private laterals and upgrade on-farm efficiency infrastructure fro

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