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Nearly every part of Idaho has been grappling with water supply over the past few years due to drought.
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Recent drought years have meant the benchmarks to reverse the aquifer’s decline aren’t being met.
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Water managers found June precipitation was strong enough to get by, plus the state changed the methodology for determining who needs to be curtailed and when.
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The Idaho Department of Water Resources estimates about 900 groundwater rights dating back as far as 1953 could be shut off this year.
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The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer provides drinking water for about 300,000 people.
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The budget requests are meant to address increasing resources need to manage water in Idaho, as the population continues to grow at a fast rate.
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This interview originally aired on Sept. 1, 2020.The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer is a critical drinking water source for southern and eastern Idaho. More…
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The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer is a critical drinking water source for southern and eastern Idaho. More than 300,000 Idahoans rely on the natural…
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For decades, Idaho cities and farms have relied on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. A multi-year drought forced competing water users to come together.…
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For decades, Idaho cities and farms have relied on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. In the early 2000s, years of drought forced competing water users to…