Amid dry, warm spring, Idaho may need to tap into water reservoirs
Lucky Peak Reservoir is seen from above Boise foothills. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun)
Southern Idaho’s water reservoirs are stocked up, signaling promise for this year’s irrigation prospects.
But Idaho might need to rely on reservoirs more than usual this year, amid drier and warmer early spring months that have prompted faster snow melts with less streamflow runoff than expected, the Idaho Water Supply Committee heard from state water officials at its Tuesday meeting.
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