Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Issues Disaster Declaration After Collapse of Major Irrigation Tunnel, Sets Visit to Scottsbluff Area
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 25 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
Governor Pete Ricketts has issued an emergency declaration following the collapse of a major tunnel that transports water from Whalen Dam in Wyoming to Scotts Bluff County. Disruption of the water supply, which is vital for irrigation, is having an adverse impact on ag producers in the Nebraska Panhandle.
"Our farmers in Western Nebraska have lost access to water at a . . .
Governor Pete Ricketts has issued an emergency declaration following the collapse of a major tunnel that transports water from Whalen Dam in Wyoming to Scotts Bluff County. Disruption of the water supply, which is vital for irrigation, is having an adverse impact on ag producers in the Nebraska Panhandle.
"Our farmers in Western Nebraska have lost access to water at a . . .