Nearly record-low rain in the spring combined with extreme heat could put a strain on agriculture and worsen fire risk throughout Idaho, weather officials have warned.

The Idaho Department of Water Resources has issued a new order finding that the Twin Falls Canal Co. may experience a water shortfall during this summer’s irrigation season. The Idaho ...

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The Idaho Water Resource Board at its May 23 meeting approved more than $30 million for farmers and groundwater districts in the east and south-central regions to carry out key terms of a 2024 ...

POCATELLO – Eastern Idaho’s snowpack and reservoir storage has improved over the winter, but high temperatures over the coming months could drive up demand for that water. The 2024-2025 winter ...

The U.S. Forest Service has given the go-ahead for a gold-mining project in central Idaho. If it receives state permits, the Stibnite Gold Project will be located in the Payette National Forest and ...

The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer lies underneath much of southeast and south-central Idaho. Idaho’s surface water users and groundwater pumpers have reached a final agreement on a new mitigation ...

Nearly six months after a water curtailment order sent shockwaves through Idaho’s agricultural community, farmers ratified a new long-term water agreement, the two sides confirmed late Thursday.

Idaho’s Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer is dwindling due to over-allocation of water rights and mismanagement. To prevent a major agricultural crisis, the state must reduce water demand and ...

The Idaho Water Users Association and the East Idaho Water Rights Coalition hosted the Eastern Idaho Legislative Water College tour last Tuesday with dozens of lawmakers and municipal leaders.

Idaho's Governor is committing another $10-million to projects designed to improve the Eastern Snake Plain aquifer. Governor Brad Little announced the investment Tuesday, alongside groundwater and ...