Name Change & Illegal Water Use Settled

Name Change & Illegal Water Use Settled

Name Change & Illegal Water Use Settled. I'm Greg Martin with Washington Ag Today.

The Touchet Eastside Westside Irrigation District agreed to pay a reduced fine over violations for illegally using water intended to protect fish. The Washington Department of Ecology fined the district in 2015 for diverting water that was placed into trust to protect critical stream flows for threatened steelhead in the Touchet River. Brook Beeler, communications with the Washington Department of Ecology.

BEELER: We settled this illegal water use violation and with updated information and adjusted data we reduced the penalty by just about $10-thousand dollars so it more accurately reflects the amount of water that was illegally used. It

The United States Potato Board is no more. As of yesterday USPB has rebranded themselves as Potatoes USA. During the Board's 44th Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel, they voted to change its dba or doing business as—business name from the United States Potato Board, U.S. Potato Board, or USPB, to Potatoes USA. This far-reaching update comes on the heels of the organization's newly created mission and strategic plan which were also approved. With access and utilization of over $6 million in USDA funding annually, Potatoes USA works in more than 20 countries around the world. Exports of U.S. potatoes have experienced unprecedented growth over the past 30 years and now account for 18 percent of production.

And that's Washington Ag Today. I'm Greg Martin, thanks for listening on the Ag Information Network of the West.

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