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Prairie Pothole Region to have water bank program

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

Wetland — Birds enjoy a wetland in Sanborn County, S.D., in this 2017 photo.
Tri-State Neighbor file photo by Janelle Atyeo

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is granted $2 million to fund landowner enrollment in the Water Bank Program for the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

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