By T.J. Budge The Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources recently issued an Order Designating the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Ground Water Management Area (“ESPA GWMA”) on November 2, 2016. The Director said his objective in forming the ESPA GWMA is to “bring all of the water users…
By: T.J. Budge The Idaho Constitution was amended in 1964 by the people of Idaho to provide for the establishment of a “Water Resource Agency,” now known as the Idaho Water Resource Board, with “power to formulate and implement a state water plan for optimum development of water resources in…
By: Randy Budge, T.J. Budge On June 30, 2015, a historic settlement agreement was entered into between groundwater users and surface water users to permanently end conflict over use and management of Idaho’s vast Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA). Nearly the size of Lake Erie, the ESPA supplies water to…
http://www.kmvt.com/news/latest/New-Pipeline-Is-Now-Pumping-Water-To-Avoid-Curtailment-291103101.html Racine Olson client Idaho Ground Water Appropriators (IGWA) completes Magic Springs mitigation project, protecting 14 cities and dozens of dairies in the Magic Valley from having their water turned off.
As reported in the Caribou County Sun, Thursday, October 9, 2014 Click here to read article: Bear River