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Mountain Home Air Force Base Sustainable Water Supply Project
Notice
Water right changes made under the provisions of a drought declaration expire at the end of the current year unless extended or terminated by the IDWR Director.
The MHAFB currently relies on groundwater for its water supply, but diverts its water from a critical declining aquifer. The IWRB is developing a water inlet, pump station and transmission pipeline to bring Snake River water from CJ Strike Reservoir to MHAFB. The Department of the Air Force is constructing a water treatment facility to receive the surface water supplied by the State of Idaho.
In 2014, with support from the Governor and Idaho State Legislature, IWRB purchased senior Snake River water rights from the Simplot Corporation to provide a water supply to the MHAFB. The IWRB will retain the water rights and enter into a water utility service agreement with MHAFB for the delivery of the municipal water.
The IWRB will undertake the financing, design, construction, and maintenance methods to bring the project to fruition. House Bill 769, passed by the 2022 Idaho Legislature, appropriated $100,000,000 from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Fiscal Recovery Funds to support this project. The Governor’s office, the State Legislature, and the IWRB recognize and are committed to supporting the MHFAB as a $1 Billion annual economic generator in the local Idaho economy.
- Water Supply Planning Report – SPF Water Engineering – 2016
- Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft FONSI – Bureau of Land Management
- Limnological Survey of the C.J. Strike Hydroelectric Project – Idaho Power Company – December 1997
- King Hill-C.J. Strike Reservoir Subbasin Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality – March 2006
- C.J. Strike Reservoir Total Maximum Daily Load Dissolved Oxygen Implementation Plan – Idaho Power Company – November 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- C.J. Strike Hydrologic Unit Profile – Natural Resources Conservation Service – June 2007
- Elmore County Groundwater Quality Improvement and Drinking Water Source Protection Plan – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality –
| Date | Time | Event | Location | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2018 | 8:30 am | IWRB Board Meeting | Boise | |
| September 27, 2018 | 10:00 am | IWRB Board Meeting | Boise | |
| July 27, 2017 | 8:00 am | IWRB Board Meeting | Idaho Falls | Agenda |
| May 18, 2017 | 8:30 am | IWRB Board Meeting | Lewiston | Agenda |