Water Resource Board selects three major water infrastructure projects to finance initially with ARPA funds

BOISE -(Jan. 24, 2022) –The Idaho Water Resource Board voted unanimously on Friday to define criteria for funding major water infrastructure projects in the state, and to select three projects to finance initially as recommended by the board’s Finance Committee and Gov. Brad Little in his fiscal 2022 state budget.

The allocation of proposed funds is still contingent on final budget approval by the 2022 Idaho Legislature, officials noted.

The initial three projects are:$90 million for the Anderson Ranch reservoir enlargement; $30 million for the Mountain Home Air Force Base water sustainability project; and $75 million for a large aquifer-recharge infrastructure project, yet to be determined, in the Upper Snake River Valley,for a total of $195 million in ARPA funds.

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