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Cost-Share Programs
 Irrigators are still eligible for cost-share. The UNWNRD now has cost-share funds available -- for a limited time. Please contact the UNWNRD or your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office for more information or to get signed up for this program. This management tool will allow you to increase your irrigation water efficiency by giving you a reading on the number of gallons your well has pumped. Additional benefits include: Decreased runoff, reduced leaching of chemicals out of the root zone, enhanced ability to monitor changes in well output and lowered pumping costs for producers.
Any private landowner within the UNWNRD can receive 50% of the total cost of the meter and installation, not to exceed a payment of $600 per meter. Each entity can receive cost-share for up to three meters. Any well that is capable of pumping 50 gallons per minute or more and is not used for domestic purposes is eligible. The only requirements are that the well be registered with the State and that the landowner report water use to the UNWNRD for 10 years. This report consists of recording one number at the end of the pumping season.
To be eliglible for cost-share, a propeller type of meter must be installed, the meter must meet or exceed the industry standard of ±2% water flow accuracy and have a totalizer.
Hurry, these funds are only available for a limited time!These funds are made possible by the Bureau of Reclamations.
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