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ID HCR010
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Resources and Conservation Committee
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AI Summary
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Supports the 2018 settlement agreement between Idaho cities, the Surface Water Coalition, and Idaho Ground Water Appropriators to resolve litigation and maintain sustainable ground and surface water supplies on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA)
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Participating cities will provide aquifer enhancement activities in exchange for safe harbor from water delivery calls for up to 35 years
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Cities agree to withdraw opposition to ESPA Ground Water Management Area (GWMA) designation and support continued state-funded efforts to stabilize and reverse declining water levels in the ESPA
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Endorses state management through the ESPA GWMA to ensure timely addressing of water supply issues and continued implementation of aquifer stabilization efforts
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References prior legislative support through Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 138 adopted in 2016 for an earlier settlement agreement between the same parties
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and supporting the 2018 settlement agreement between the cities, the Surface Water Coalition, and members of Idaho Ground Water Appropriators; supporting state management through the ESPA Ground Water Management Area; and supporting the continued funding and implementation of efforts to stabilize and reverse the trend of declining water levels in the ESPA.
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Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:14 a.m. on March 15, 2019
3/18/2019