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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 09 > Cold, dry spring thwarts hopes of irrigators in Eastern Oregon

Cold, dry spring thwarts hopes of irrigators in Eastern Oregon

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 9, 2008

NYSSA — Eastern Oregon farmers who figured this winter’s heavy snows would mean an abundance of irrigation water this spring and summer figured wrong.

A cold, dry spring has kept the water from running off and getting stored in reservoirs, weather forecasters and water....

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