Irrigation

A new deal between groundwater users and surface water users will allow irrigation to continue in the Bellevue Triangle through August 15.

Farmers who irrigate their crops with groundwater in a region of south central Idaho will need to turn off their water this week, according to an order from Idaho’s Department of Water Resources.

Some farmers in the Wood River Valley could have their water shut off this summer in the middle of their growing season. Ongoing extreme drought conditions and long-standing water rights disputes are to blame.

About half of Idaho is experiencing some level of drought, and early irrigation shut-offs are predicted for several basins, especially in south central Idaho.

Forty percent of the western United States is experiencing extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Some parts are even in a…

Part of Blaine County, home to the Sun Valley Resort, is in an “extreme” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The area has experienced some…

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…

Since 1932, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has collected and published updates about snowpack, precipitation, reservoirs and streamflow in…

The month of February was a dry one in much of Idaho. The Wood River and Lost River basins set new record lows for precipitation — some locations saw 20%…

When farmers use more efficient irrigation technology, it doesn’t always mean less water is used on crops. That’s according to a national report published…