This week, the Idaho Water Resource Board approved over $30 million in new funding for key water initiatives aimed at protecting the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.
The snowpack across Idaho is at or above normal for this time of year, which is welcomed news after the lengthy irrigation season the state saw in 2022, tapping many reservoirs to extremely low levels. In fact, Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho said the only locations that are not above 100% of average are in extreme north Idaho. The sol...
It may be early March, but officials area already worried about water availability this summer, especially in southern portions of Oregon and Idaho. Larry O’Neill with the Oregon Climate Office said the most concerning issue is the total lack of precipitation over the past two water years. He
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