Drought conditions in Lincoln County.

Pumpro has been seeing the effects of drought conditions all over Lincoln County. Home owners who have never had problems with their wells before are regularly experiencing low water yields. Which can also create water quality problems. Many private wells are drying up completely.  Which forces private well owners to either haul water or have a new well drilled.

    Both options can be very expensive. And there is a risk that a new well will not produce water either. And abandoning a well can be more costly than drilling a new one. By law an abandoned well will have to be filled in and there are methods that have to be followed.

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Drought conditions in Lincoln county impacting private wells.

Story date:  8/9/2018
Primary category:  Agriculture/Livestock
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Impact (0-4):
For Lincoln County, streamflows averaged 50 percent of normal during July. Streamflows were near an all-time low in the Siletz River during the same time period. It’s reported that observed drought impacts included loss of economic stability, lost growing season, decreased water supplies, and early onset fire danger.

  In the inland regions of Lincoln County, temperatures were almost 4 degrees (F) warmer than normal for the month of July and precipitation was between 5 and 25 percent of normal. As of August 7, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the Mid Coast Basin in D2 “severe drought” conditions. The county also requested a Governor’s drought declaration for the first time. A governor’s drought declaration provides an opportunity for the county and its partners to message the importance of planning and implementing water efficiency measures. It is also an opportunity to document, for the record, the impacts that drought has on the county’s economy, natural resources, and public health. The Governor declared drought in Lincoln County on August 14, 2018.