Western Rivers asks Gold Hill to be applicant on $835,000 water-source grant for Madrone Ridge
Western Rivers Conservancy asked Gold Hill to submit an OWEB drinking-water-source grant application by Dec. 12 to help acquire Madrone Ridge; Western Rivers said Ashland would hold and manage the property and that the city's signature would carry no long-term management obligations but staff should confirm eligibility consequences and seek an MOU.
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Gold Hill ' Western Rivers Conservancy representatives asked the Gold Hill City Council on Dec. 3 to authorize the city to apply for an Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) water-source protection grant to support acquisition of Madrone Ridge, a 1,974-acre tract the conservancy says is critical for watershed protection and wildfire resilience.
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