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ODESSA-The Lincoln County Conservation District (LCCD) was awarded a federal Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant for municipal water sources and other stakeholders to build on efforts to resolve water quantity issues in the Mid-Columbia Basin in May 2022.

"Lincoln County cities, residential well users," Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Stedman said of those affected. "And rural livestock producers have experienced declining water and well rehydration has shown little to no improvement in supplies."

As a grant sponsor, LCCD will represent a coalition of stakeholders in a new group called...