{"id":20614,"date":"2024-10-07T10:09:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=20614"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:09:43","slug":"wyden-merkley-announce-federal-investment-to-mitigate-water-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-announce-federal-investment-to-mitigate-water-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Investment to Mitigate Water Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Funding will improve the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation\u2019s irrigation systems on the Walla Walla River\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Washington DC -<\/em><\/strong> U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $350,000 for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to make improvements that will reduce water losses in the Little Walla Walla Canal System.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs we face an ever-deepening climate crisis, it\u2019s vital to find efficient ways to conserve resources like water to help communities throughout Oregon thrive,\u201d <strong>dijo Wyden.<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m gratified that this investment from the Inflation Reduction Act will help the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla continue their long tradition of environmentally sound, sustainable farming.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIndigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest have been caretakers of our waterways since time immemorial,\u201d <strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong> \u201cAs climate chaos fuels longer and more intense droughts in Oregon and across the American West, we must find ways to improve water efficiency while protecting our waterways and the ecosystems they support. It is great news to see these funds supporting the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla as they work with partners to improve the efficiency of the Little Walla Walla Canal System.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding, from the Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program, was provided through the Inflation Reduction Act to support Tribal efforts to develop, manage and protect water and related resources, and mitigate drought impacts and the loss of Tribal trust resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThanks to legislation recently passed in Oregon and Washington as part of the Walla Walla Water 2050 Plan, this water will be protected through Oregon, across the state line to the mouth of the Walla Walla River in Washington, and throughout the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, improving stream flows all the way to the Columbia River,\u201d<strong> said\u00a0CTUIR Chairman Gary I. Burke.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are pleased to work collaboratively on this project with their partners at the Walla Walla River Irrigation District. By investing in aging infrastructure, this project will improve operations for the district, save water, and restore flows in the Walla Walla River for salmon and steelhead,\u201d<strong> said Anton Chiono, CTUIR Department of Natural Resources Habitat Conservation Project Leader.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding will improve the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation\u2019s irrigation systems on the Walla Walla River\u00a0 Washington D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $350,000 for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to make improvements that will reduce water losses in the Little [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,36],"class_list":["post-20614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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