The Oregon Department of Water Resources is reviewing nine applications for a Water Conservation, Reuse or Storage grant.  Grant funding requests total $887,557.  Entities that applied for a grant include cities & counties, irrigation districts, watershed councils and the university system.  The Department will be soliciting public comment on these funding requests beginning December 3, 2013 and ending 5 pm January 3, 2014.  This program was established by Senate Bill 1069 (2008) and is designed to fund the qualifying costs of planning studies, that evaluate the feasibility of developing water conservation, re-use or storage projects.  For additional information, please click here.