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Water Resource Board lists projects, ARPA spending and recharge capacity as part of statewide water strategy
Summary
The Idaho Water Resource Board told the House committee it has distributed hundreds of millions for projects since 2019, highlighted ARPA‑funded work and outlined recharge and infrastructure needs to stabilize aquifers including the ESPA.
Jeff Rebold, chairman of the Idaho Water Resource Board, told the House Resources and Conservation Committee the board has overseen roughly $575 million in appropriations since 2019 and is using those funds for a mix of regional projects, aging‑infrastructure grants and recharge initiatives.
Rebold said the board’s water management account and ARPA allocations have supported a wide range of projects: Anderson Ranch Dam raise, the Mountain Home Air Force Base pipeline, American Falls Dam spillway repair, ESPA recharge infrastructure, the New York Canal rehabilitation and dozens of aging‑infrastructure grants across the state. He described a competitive aging‑infrastructure grant program that reimburses up to one‑third of project costs (with a $2 million cap per project) and a separate groundwater‑to‑surface‑water conversion grant program that can cover up to 50% of project costs (caps described in the committee briefing).
The board pointed to telemetry and monitoring…
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