Merkley, Wyden Announce $7.6 Million Federal Investment in Malheur County for Irrigation Efficiency Project
Nyssa, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $7,666,203 in federal funding is coming to the Owyhee Irrigation District (OID) in Oregon’s Mid-Snake River Basin for irrigation upgrades to improve water efficiency, reduce nutrient and sediment runoff, and enhance drought resilience for local agriculture. “This