Historic event for water in Elmore County

Where there's water there's life. That's what was said when they found water on the moon.

The Elmore County Commissioners have recently acquired a new water right for the county and hope to acquire at least one other on Anderson Ranch Reservoir in the foreseeable future. This first, hard-fought acquisition is a feat in and of itself. It's historical.

In addition, the County has also received a Water Right to capture run-off water along Canyon Creek into a series of drainage pits that will then filter down into the aquifer. They also currently have a pending application to pump water from the Snake River.

It is rare that water be redirected or transferred from one water basin to another.