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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In a story Jan. 25 about state funding for aquifer recharge, The Associated Press reported erroneously the total amount of funding sought by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter. It was $16.5 million, including an additional $6.5 million requested Monday, not a total of $6.5 million.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Gov. Otter calls for aquifer funding increases
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is calling for a major boost in state funding for aquifer recharge following a deal reached between water groups last year
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is calling for a major boost in state funding for aquifer recharge following a deal reached between water groups last year.
The Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/1S7kNyW) that Otter is seeking a one-time $16.5 million payment to the Secondary Aquifer Planning, Management and Implementation Fund. He is also asking for additional spending on water sustainability projects from $2 million each year to $5 million.
Otter says an additional $6.5 million in funding announced Monday will go toward implementing the settlement agreement for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, which has dropped to its lowest point in over a century.
The deal between the Surface Water Coalition and groundwater users calls for groundwater users to give up 13 percent of their allotment to help stabilize the aquifer.
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