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Governor declares statewide drought disaster

State Water Commission reactivates program to provide cost-share assistance for livestock producers

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced April 8 that the State Water Commission had reactivated the Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program, as the governor declared a statewide drought disaster for extremely dry conditions across North Dakota.

The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map, released by the National Drought Mitiga...