North Dakota Delegation Introduces Amendments to Dakota Water Resources Act
September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
Bipartisan legislation supports more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. In exchange for flooding nearly 550,000 acres of North Dakota farmland to create the Garrison and Oahe Reservoir systems, the federal government promised over a million acres of irrigation as compensation to the state. Given a number of issues inhibiting irrigation dev . . .
Bipartisan legislation supports more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. In exchange for flooding nearly 550,000 acres of North Dakota farmland to create the Garrison and Oahe Reservoir systems, the federal government promised over a million acres of irrigation as compensation to the state. Given a number of issues inhibiting irrigation dev . . .