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Spate of dry wells in Klamath County, Oregon
8/6/2021 10:54:18 PM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Klamath County, OR

Start Date: 6/24/2021 -  
Dry wells were a crisis in southern Oregon with at least 117 dry wells documented, but the true number may exceed 300. Well drillers were overwhelmed with demand and have a waiting list of six months or more for service. In the meantime, people were depending on neighbors or hauling water to get by until they have a functioning well again. The state arranged for a water truck to deliver water and was trying to get more than 350 emergency storage tanks sent from as far away as Oklahoma and elsewhere. This is the same Klamath River area where farmers were denied irrigation water. Associated Press News (New York), July 29, 2021
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