Teton River aquifer recharge program aims to boost flows
(WorldNews Environment)

By John O`Connell Intermountain Farm and Ranch DRIGGS - Farmers who divert water from the Teton River Basin hope a new aquifer recharge pilot program will bolster late-season flows in the system and extend their irrigation season. The Idaho Water Resource Board secured a $60,600 grant to fund the pilot in 2020 and 2021. The grant was offered by the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, which is funded by Bonneville Power Administration mitigation dollars associated with operating hydropower dams on the Columbia River. In Idaho, most of the program`s funding is invested to benefit anadromous fish in the Upper Salmon, but a small portion is...