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Oglala Land and Water Conservancy reports expanded groundwater conservation, cites REPI and foundation grants
Summary
Dr. LaDonna Clayton told the commission OLWC has 13,136 acres under contract, has secured 12,846 acre-feet of groundwater and cited recent monitoring of 38 wells showing localized rises; the presentation highlighted REPI funding, a $130,000 Thornburg Foundation award and partnerships with Cannon AFB.
Dr. LaDonna Clayton of the Oglala Land and Water Conservancy briefed the Curry County Commission on voluntary, landowner-driven conservation agreements designed to conserve groundwater in the Ogallala Aquifer and protect working agricultural lands.
"Each landowner...maintains a 100% of the water and maintains all the water rights," Clayton said, stressing that easements and leases are voluntary and reviewed by legal counsel. She described program scale and outcomes: 13,136 acres under…
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