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USDA hints loan for groundwater could jeopardize federal funds

Andrew Howard//July 26, 2019//[read_meter]

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USDA hints loan for groundwater could jeopardize federal funds

USDA hints loan for groundwater could jeopardize federal funds

Andrew Howard//July 26, 2019//[read_meter]

The federal government is warning irrigation districts in Pinal County that using a $20 million state loan to drill new wells to replace Colorado River water they are losing as...

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