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The water supply outlook for Idaho has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, with hydrologists warning of potential water ...
For farmers, the past several months have been "really tough for them and their crops," Idaho's wheat commissioner said.
The Magic Valley has been upgraded to "severe drought" status as temperatures soar. Local farmers are racing against time and dwindling water supplies.
The Idaho Department of Water Resources announced Friday that Director Mathew Weaver signed a methodology order forecasting ...
Dry conditions from April through June have led hydrologists to predict potential water shortages in the Snake River Basin.
Idaho Department of Water Resources hydrologist David Hoekema told the Idaho Water Resource Board at a meeting last week that water shortages are expected in every basin in southern Idaho. “The ...
Idaho Department of Water Resources hydrologist David Hoekema told the Idaho Water Resource Board at a recent meeting that water shortages are expected in every basin in southern Idaho.
We are predicting water shortages in every basin in Southern Idaho, including the Payette." IDWR said Idaho started off with a great winter and record-breaking snowfall at the end of 2021.
The standoff reached a new peak this year, when state water officials cut off groundwater to about 500,000 acres of farmland, roughly a quarter of all irrigated land in southeastern Idaho.
Instead, the Idaho Department of Water Resources has come to rely on a flawed deal negotiated in 2016 and reinterpreted in 2022 , seen as a be-all-end-all solution for water issues in the eastern ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than half of Idaho is in a severe drought, and an Idaho water expert says that’s likely to worsen in the coming months.
BOISE (AP) — More than half of Idaho is in a severe drought, and an Idaho water expert says that’s likely to worsen in the coming months.