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This concurrent resolution, passed by the Idaho Legislature, formally recognizes the critical importance of Water District 3, which encompasses a significant agricultural region in southern Idaho known for its dairy industry and irrigated crops, all heavily reliant on the Snake River and the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA). The resolution supports various ongoing and future water projects within this district, highlighting specific initiatives such as the Milner Dam Emergency Spillway Project to ensure the dam's structural integrity, the Little Wood River Channel and City of Gooding Flood Control Project to protect against devastating floods, and the Twin Falls Canal Company Operational Efficiencies Project to conserve water through canal lining and recharge basins. It also commends the Upper Snake River Cloud Seeding Program for enhancing snowpack, supports aggressive ESPA Managed Aquifer Recharge efforts to stabilize groundwater levels, and acknowledges the vital role of Aging Infrastructure Grants in modernizing canal systems. Ultimately, the resolution declares these projects essential for sustaining the agricultural economy, enhancing public safety, and securing water certainty for the region, emphasizing the need for sustained investment and commitment to address the challenges of water variability and increasing demand.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

Resources and Environment Committee (Senate)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/SCR118/