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Glenneda ZUIDERVELD's avatar

No this is a completely different issue, it has to do with water rights and our aquifer. The colbolt mine does not take from our aquifer.

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Jake's avatar

This is in no way an accurate depiction of the situation. Dive into Idaho history and this river/aquifer basin history by reading "A Little Dam Problem" , a book written by a former Idaho Attorney General who fought a power company's lawyers seeking to gain control of this water and who are now doing it again by representing and using senior water users since the power company was subordinated to agriculture after the initial fight in the 1980's.

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Shelby B's avatar

I'm new to this story and don't have the time I'd like to read the book you referenced but are you aware of the conflict or water rights at present being sought after by a other utility or large corporation in this case?

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Eileen Evans's avatar

You are a Treasure!

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Don Crawford's avatar

There are good and creative ways to solve water rights issues that the Property & Environmental Research Center PERC in Bozeman, Montana has put forward. Their work has been very successful in helping balance competing water rights and avoiding costly litigation.

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Shelby B's avatar

Does this have anything to do with the cobalt mining operation that requires massive amounts of water?

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Shelby B's avatar

Sought after by "another." I couldn't edit my original statement.

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Cathy Kaech's avatar

I have a question as to why this is just now coming out, when the crops are already planted and now they, (farmers) have been notified that they don't have water. Am I missing something here? Thank you for the article.

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Frederick Stevens's avatar

Thanks for doing the research and providing a thorough update!

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Doreen's avatar

Scary stuff!

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Louisa Gauger's avatar

Thanks for "The Rest of the Story".

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