Groundwater pumping to end in Bellevue Triangle in Idaho
7/2/2021 8:14:10 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Blaine County, ID
Lincoln County, ID
Start Date: 7/1/2021
- End Date: 9/20/2021
One hundred forty irrigators in the Bellevue Triangle farming district in the Wood River Basin were ordered by the state to stop pumping groundwater from July 1 through the end of summer. The order, issued by the director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources, was to protect the Wood River aquifer, which in turn, protects downstream irrigators along Silver Creek and downstream communities.
Many Lincoln County growers have dealt with significant pasture and crop loss, leading some to sell their herds of cattle and goats. Near Shoshone, a family farm will pay about $220,000 to rent Snake River water from the city of Shoshone
Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum), June 30, 2021
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