Idaho Department of Water Resources

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 ...

The Idaho Department of Water Resources, has issued a curtailment order to approximately 140 entities that own about 310 ground water rights in the Bellevue Triangle area in the lower Wood River Valley. The curtailment order takes effect on Thursday July 1st ...

Junior water rights holders in some areas of Idaho are potentially going to have less access to water after the state’s Department of Water Resources sent curtailment notices out last month. IDWR Deputy Director Mat Weaver says there have been conversations between senior and junior water rights holders about coming to an agreement for several years. “They’ve go ...