ID SCR119

Water District 2 encompasses 10 Southwest Idaho counties (Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington) and represents the state's population and economic hub

Anderson Ranch Dam Raise Project prioritized as critical investment, with a six-foot raise in partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation to create approximately 29,000 acre-feet of new storage capacity for drought mitigation and municipal needs

Mountain Home Air Force Base water project supported, including Air Force construction of a water treatment plant and IWRB completion of pipeline and pump station to deliver Snake River surface water; the base contributes over $1 billion annually to the state economy

Aging infrastructure improvements endorsed for Last Chance Canal Company (Gem and Payette Counties), Ridenbaugh Canal headworks (Boise River near Barber Park), and Boise City Canal Company/Water District 63 modernization efforts including piping open canals and automating headgates

Legislature supports continued appropriation of funds to Idaho Water Resource Board for Treasure Valley Managed Aquifer Recharge initiatives and long-term project viability in Water District 2