The Idaho Department of Water Resources has issued a new order finding that the Twin Falls Canal Co. may experience a water shortfall during this summeròòò½ÊÓÆµ™s irrigation season.òòò½ÊÓÆµ The Idaho Department of Water Resources announced Friday that Director Mathew Weaver signed a methodology order forecasting the Twin Falls Canal Co. may face a shortage of [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns òòò½ÊÓÆµ” even though thereòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s no drought. Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned off splash pads in the height of summer heat. While such measures are common [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]

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With summer temperatures rising, municipal water use by Dumas residents and businesses has been increasing.òòò½ÊÓÆµ According to Dumas City Manager Mark Hall, on Wednesday, July 9, demand for water reached 90 percent of the City of Dumasòòò½ÊÓÆµ™ capacity to produce it for the third day in a row, triggering mandatory water use restrictions òòò½ÊÓÆµ” Stage 3 of the City of Dumas Drought Contingency Plan.òòò½ÊÓÆµòòò½ÊÓÆµ Water usage needs to decline 20 percent for restrictions to be lifted, he added.

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns òòò½ÊÓÆµ” even though thereòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s no drought. Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned off splash pads in the height of summer heat. While such measures are common [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns òòò½ÊÓÆµ” even though thereòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s no drought. Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned off splash pads in the height of summer heat. While such measures are common [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday it launched a Water Quality Initiative project to reduce nitrate and other nutrient runoff in the Beaver Creek watershed, which is upstream of Des Moines.òòò½ÊÓÆµ IDALS joined Boone òòò½ÊÓÆµ Soil and Water Conservation District and several other partners on the initiative, which will install saturated [òòò½ÊÓÆµ¦]