KPDRA Approves payment assistance programs
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Dry canal within the Klamath Project. (Image: Chelsea Shearer)
The following is a press release from the Klamath Water Users Association.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath Project Drought Response Agency (KPDRA) provided two Drought Relief Programs for Klamath Project Irrigators. The 2021 No-Irrigation Program funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation and the 2021 CARES Act Assistance Program funded by the US Department of Agriculture.
Please see updates for each program below.
2021 CARES Act Assistance Program Update:
The KPDRA Board has authorized payment on the approved 2021 CARES Act Assistance Program Applications at $116 per approved acre. The KPDRA anticipates that checks will be mailed out by December 17, 2021.
2021 No Irrigation Program Update:
The KPDRA Board has also authorized payment on approved 2021 No Irrigation Program Applications at $450 per approved acre. The KPDRA anticipates that checks will be mailed out during the first week of January 2022.