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Conservation district warns ARPA-funded water projects could be at risk as farm bill is extended to 2026
Summary
A Duchesne County conservation-district representative told commissioners that while the 2018 farm bill and USDA funding have been extended through September 2026, some ARPA-funded water-optimization contracts carry expiration dates in 2026 and could be lost unless state funds are used to replace them.
Speaker 9, a conservation-district representative, told the Duchesne County Commission on Dec. 1 that the 2018 farm bill has been extended through Sept. 2026 and that USDA programs supporting local conservation work remain funded through that date. He warned, however, that projects financed with federal ARPA dollars include contractual expiration dates in 2026 and could lose funding unless alternative state support is obtained.
"The first projects that were funded with water optimization was federal funded ARPA funds," Speaker 9 said, adding that those contracts have an expiration date of 2026 and that…
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