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Idaho Water Resource Board reviews $575 million in projects, ARPA allocations and recharge work
Summary
Chairman Jeff Raybould summarized the Water Resource Board’s project portfolio, ARPA allocations, recharge activity on the Eastern Snake Plain and grant programs for aging infrastructure, conversions to surface water, telemetry and flood management.
Jeff Raybould, chairman of the Idaho Water Resource Board, told the House Resources Committee the board has received roughly $575 million in appropriations since 2019 and manages programs spanning aging‑infrastructure grants, ARPA‑funded projects, recharge and cloud‑seeding partnerships, and regional sustainability initiatives.
Raybould said the board’s Water Management Account holds roughly $337 million in principal and interest and that about $250 million in ARPA funds were allocated to projects including an Anderson Ranch Dam raise, a Mountain Home Air Force Base pipeline project, ESPA recharge infrastructure, American Falls Dam spillway repair, the New York Canal rehabilitation, and other regional investments.
He outlined several grant programs: an aging‑infrastructure competitive grant program that covers up to one‑third…
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