November 20, 2024
New Agreement Reached to Protect Nearly One Million Acres of Eastern Idaho Farmland from Water Rights Curtailment
On November 14, 2024, the seven members of the Surface Water Coalition (SWC) and nine Ground Water Districts (GWDs) spanning the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) finalized the “2024 Stipulated Mitigation Plan” (the “2024 Plan”), which replaced its predecessor agreement, the 2016 Plan. Now, the signatories await an order from the Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) approving the 2024 Plan to make it enforceable before the 2025 irrigation season begins … Read More
Written by Maximilian C. Bricker