In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Bud Breakey and his wife Deborah pose for a photo with their daughter Kaylin, by a well they paid to have drilled on property they own near Bellingham, Wash. Top state lawmakers have reached a deal on a rural water dispute that has held up approval of more than $4 billion in new school and other construction projects for months, officials said Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.