CBCD Now Accepting Applications for OGWRP EL 84.7 On-Farm Financial Assistance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2025

The Columbia Basin Conservation District (CBCD) is accepting applications starting immediately, until October 31, 2025 for the “Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) EL 84.7 On-farm Project” Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project. This RCPP includes lands in Adams County (see map below).

The OGWRP EL 84.7 On-farm RCPP is a project led by CBCD in partnership with 10 local, state, and federal entities, including the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington State Conservation Commission, Franklin County Conservation District, and East Columbia Basin Irrigation District. With funding from NRCS, CBCD will provide technical assistance and funding for on-farm land management activities. Funding is available for practices that improve source water depletion and terrestrial habitat. Common practices include irrigation pipeline, pumping plant, and conservation cover.

Funding is made possible through the NRCS' RCPP, which is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and implement conservation practices that improve soil, water, plant, animal, air, and related natural resources on agricultural ground. Eligible producers and entities interested in applying for financial assistance through this special RCPP sign-up, executed by CBCD, may apply now.

RCPP funding is limited, and applications will be subject to a ranking system. To be eligible, it is important that interested parties visit their local Farm Service Agency offices as soon as possible to ensure that their farm records are established. All applicants must have their farm records established and their eligibility paperwork completed with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) prior to submitting and applying for participation in NRCS programs.

To apply, click here →

For more information contact:

Griffin Hansen | 509-794-9961 | griffin-hansen@columbiabasincd.org

Dinah Rouleau | 509-770-9130 | dinah-rouleau@columbiabasincd.org

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