Date: Mar 03, 2016
Category:
Water Supply, Environment

On March 2, 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated Imperial, Marin, Mendocino and Trinity counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

Because they are contiguous to the prime disaster designated counties, the following counties in California and Arizona are also eligible for assistance:

California

  • Glenn
  • Humboldt
  • Lake
  • Riverside
  • San Diego
  • Shasta
  • Siskiyou
  • Sonoma
  • Tehama

Arizona

  • Yuma
  • La Paz

For more information and to apply for assistance, please go to:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/index

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/farm-loan-application-forms/index

Drought charts and conditions: http://science.kjzz.org/content/273027/farmers-ranchers-3-arizona-counties-qualify-drought-assistance

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