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Woodruff Irrigation asks Rich County to co‑sponsor Wood Creek watershed design, county to have attorney review
Summary
Representatives of Woodruff Irrigation asked Rich County commissioners to authorize county co‑sponsorship and signatures on the Wood Creek Watershed Management Plan (design phase) so the project can advance for NRCS/USDA funding; commissioners agreed to delay ratification until the county attorney reviews contract language that appears to obligate the county on property acquisition and long‑term liabilities.
Representatives of the Woodruff Irrigation Company appeared before the Rich County Commission to request that the county act as a co‑sponsor for the Wood Creek Watershed Management Plan’s design phase and authorize signatures so the plan can be forwarded to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA for funding.
OC Frasier, president of Woodruff Irrigation Company, said the binder the irrigation company submitted documents the design phase, includes maps, and records of public comments and agency review. "This went to the Salt Lake office, the NRCS, and then to Washington, D.C.," Frasier said, adding the Utah NRCS has approved the project to proceed to the design stage and that Washington review and another comment period mean "we're probably…
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