Water Quality

Construction will soon begin on a 7-mile pipeline that will deliver water from the Rio Grande to the small Navajo community of To’Hajiilee, where the water's so bad the local government trucks in bottled water for residents.

As the West grapples with a long-running drought, a new report suggests states across the region can be doing a lot more to improve water efficiency and conservation.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has $5 million in one-time funds to hand out to confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

Idaho Power works to protect habitat and salmon in the Snake River.

A U.S. Congress bill focuses on infrastructure. Also, a "shared vision" statement from tribes that live in the Colorado River basin and conservation groups focuses on the environmental issues around water access and aims to give tribes a greater voice.

While several agencies have collected data in the Magic Valley area since the 1990s, there hasn’t been a recent analysis of regional groundwater contamination trends.

Crews will flush 19 miles of water mains with a slushy salt water mix, the first time the process has been used in the Treasure Valley.

An overwhelming majority of eligible Boise voters supported the city’s $570 million wastewater bond, which will go towards upgrades and additions to the sewer system. It’ll also help pay for a proposed water recycling program.

While some have questioned why 2021 is the ideal time to be putting a massive water bond before voters, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean argues that the timing actually works in the bond’s favor.

Lake Coeur d’Alene has well-documented water quality issues after decades of mining in the region. Millions of tons of metal sediments lie at the bottom…