Drinking Water

“A lot of these water systems were put in many, many years ago,” explained Shelley Roberts, CEO of the Idaho Rural Water Association. “There isn't always a record of what exactly is in the ground."

Idaho water law does not require obtaining a water right for drilling one of these wells and allows the well to pump up to 13,000 gallons each day for a half-acre of land.

Recycled water is growing in popularity in the water-short West. Colorado already has rules for taking water from toilet to tap, and California is poised to do the same.

Boiseans get a chance Monday night to check out one of the city’s latest efforts to adapt to a hotter and drier future brought on by climate change.

Though historic snowfall eased drought conditions, threats of extended dry periods don’t let up in the arid west. That is why water managers across our region are working on creating sustainable water supplies.

All beaches in McCall have reopened following the appearance Memorial Day weekend of a ‘petroleum product’ on Payette Lake, but the source of the contamination is unlikely to be found.

As residents of a small community on the Navajo Nation eagerly await construction of a 7-mile water pipeline from the Rio Grande, they imagine the luxuries of running water.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new drinking water standards this week for PFAS — the increasingly pervasive toxic chemicals that are highly prevalent in Colorado.

A new U.S. Forest Service report shows that while national forests and grasslands make up about 19% of the land in the West, they contribute about 46% of its surface water supply.

The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Colorado, and left a smoky taste and smell in the water for months after it was extinguished. That meant an expensive fix as the town of Superior tries to improve water quality.