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June 30, 2015
SALEM, Ore. — Water regulators have largely stopped permitting new agricultural wells in Oregon's Harney Basin due to concerns about groundwater depletion.
Groundwater pumping is exceeding the rate of recharge in the area, which has prompted the Oregon Water Resources Department to deny most new permits until it conducts a multi-year study of the situation, said Ivan Gall, the agency's groundwater section manager.
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