Low snowpack in southwest Idaho means less irrigation water for crops
4/5/2022 3:08:50 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Ada County, ID
Canyon County, ID
Elmore County, ID
Gooding County, ID
Owyhee County, ID
Twin Falls County, ID
Start Date: 4/5/2022
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The snowpack in southwestern Idaho was two-thirds or less of normal. If spring does not bring ample moisture, reservoirs may not refill. Some farmers have already been warned that they may receive just one-third of the usual amount of water, or about 1.2 acre-feet. They have also been told that the irrigation season will be cut short. Instead of getting water from April 15 through Oct. 15, the water may end on Aug. 1.
The warning allows farmers to quickly change their crop plans to plant something that can mature and produce a crop in a shorter growing season. Some land will also be left idle.
KBOI-TV (Boise, Idaho), April 5, 2022
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