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Archive Home > 2012 > March > 11 > After bill fails, farmers push for more storage

After bill fails, farmers push for more storage

By Jonathan J. Cooper / The Bulletin
March 11, 2012

SALEM — Farmers in Eastern Oregon couldn’t persuade the Legislature to take more water from the Columbia River, but proponents insist the issue will not go away and they are vowing to find ways to store winter rainwater to irrigate crops during dry summers.

Conservation groups worry that such a....

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