Watering Idaho

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…

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…

The Capital Press this week wrote a piece articulating the tensions between rural and urban districts in Idaho, and how a power shift to Ada County may…

Kevin Vierra stands in his living room, admiring the Eagle home he bought in July. It’s full of alder wood floors and cabinets. The counters are granite.…

Idaho is pretty well off, water-wise, compared to other arid Western states. But as the Treasure Valley grows, different water users are poised to square…

There’s a legal fight going on over control of water in the Treasure Valley. The rhetoric in the fight has been intense. One side even has an ad campaign.…

As KBSX reported Wednesday, the biggest health risk associated with high levels of nitrates in drinking water is a condition called methemoglobinemia,…

"Nitrate" may as well be a four-letter word in the small town of Ashton, Idaho.The eastern Idaho town of 1,200 people is about 20 miles from the border of…

Earlier in this series, we told you about the importance of ground water in Idaho. The state relies on underground aquifers and private wells to quench…

When I turn on a sink I often wonder where the water is coming from. It turns out when I’m getting a drink in our newsroom kitchenette in east Boise I can…