Some groundwater users in the Eastern Snake River Plain may see curtailments this irrigation season due to lower runoff. Most Popular 1 Willamette Valley woman killed in crash with swather […] ...

The order is expected to affect approximately 6,400 groundwater rights overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) region. Please see Attachments A and B to the Director’s order for the ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Water Resources has delayed an order to shut off water to south-central Idaho groundwater pumpers. The Times-News reports that the curtailment set for ...

As negotiations continue in an effort to avoid a water curtailment, groundwater users in portions of Idaho remain in limbo. “It would absolutely be devastating, it would it put us under,” said ...

A map of the same region of Idaho shows changes in groundwater levels. Declines are indicated with downward pointing red arrows, and increases with upward pointing blue arrows.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — About 500 water rights holders in south-central Idaho are asking a judge to block a state order to stop taking water from an underground aquifer.

But, east Idaho water officials say they are not just worried about this year but years to come. "On a year like this, we probably have the water to be able to mitigate any curtailment that would ...

Adam Young is a farmer in Bingham County. The Idaho Department of Water Resources recently ordered the curtailment of irrigation on 500,000 acres of farmland fed by groundwater. Courtesy photo ...

BOISE — A district judge has ruled the Idaho Department of Water Resources can forge ahead with creating a large groundwater management area to prevent water users from mining the Eastern Snake ...

Idaho's governor and lieutenant governor formally requested that the Biden administration refrain from involvement in Idaho’s groundwater management. Little, Bedke respond to PCAST groundwater ...