Aquifer Study in Upper John Day River Valley Moves Forward

Aquifer Study in Upper John Day River Valley Moves Forward

The Grant Soil and Water Conservation District (GSWCD) has made important progress in its Upper John Day River Aquifer Management Feasibility Study. This study is supported by federal funding from FEMA, provided through the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM). As part of the project, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) recently shared findings from an airborne electromagnetic survey during a public presentation at the Grant County Region…

Aquifer study moves forward in upper John Day River Valley - Elkhorn Media Group

JOHN DAY – Remember the low-flying helicopter buzzing through the John Day Valley earlier this year, with the big hoop-like instrument hanging from it? That was an airborne electromagnetic survey, and the results from those efforts are now available. GSWCD Director Kyle Sullivan and Bureau of Reclamation Geophysicist Dr. Justin Ritgers was on an episode of KJDY’s Coffee Time last month explaining the study. Sullivan said the idea was to see how …