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IDAHO FALLS - A pipeline project northeast of Idaho Falls will provide more access to Idaho’s greatest natural resource.
Gov. Brad Little, the Idaho Water Resources Board and others were in town Thursday afternoon to celebrate the construction of the new Enterprize Canal pipeline. The Enterprize Canal diverts water from the Snake River to more than 200 farmers who irrigate 5,436 acres in the Ririe area.
The 1.6-mile pipeline project got underway in September. It will extend from Foster Cellars owned by Foster Cattle near Ririe and flow to Willow Creek five miles southeast of Ririe. From there, it will drain into a new Snake River recharge basin on 55th East.
The basin, which sits on an 8-acre site that is 30 feet deep and can hold up to 15,000-acre-feet of water, was completed in September. The pipeline is slated for completion in March.
Enterprize Canal board member Darrel Ker tells EastIdahoNews.com this project will upgrade its current canal system to an efficient pipeline that will increase access to the water supply and “save approximately 7,500-acre-feet of water” per year.
“This project has always been a pipe dream. But through Gov. Little’s support and funding opportunities, this project is now a pipe reality,” Ker said during Thursday’s news conference. “We have faced so many challenges and setbacks that have seemed insurmountable … but we look to these small actions today knowing they will provide tremendous benefits tomorrow.”
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