The enterprize canal COMPANY (COMPANY) in ririe, idaho, will build an independent, piped canal system to deliver water to its customers and to three groundwater recharge facilities

The Enterprize Canal Company in Ririe, Idaho received a $11,644,179 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will enable the company to build an independent, piped canal system to deliver water to its customers and construct three groundwater recharge facilities. This project will increase drought resiliency by enhancing water supply reliability, operational flexibility, and the capability to recharge up to 4,706 acre-feet of water per year into the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. The recharge will benefit downstream water users, while also enabling the company to rent or lease water supplies as a mechanism for drought mitigation. This aligns with the Idaho Water Resources Board's initiative to increase water supplies and the Idaho Department of Water Resources' drought mitigation goals.

This project, once implemented, will deliver a multitude of benefits to increase drought resiliency by increasing operational flexibility, enhancing water reliability, and providing the capability to recharge up to 4,706 acre-feet water per year within the eastern snake plain aquifer (ESPA). This recharge will benefit stream flows at the american falls reservoir and other downstream water users. By enhancing water supply reliability, the COMPANY can rent or lease water supplies to other water users which is a key mechanism for drought mitigation. This project will directly benefit the idaho water resources boards initiative to increase water supplies in the ESPA and supports the idaho department of water resources drought plan goal of developing interagency agreements to help plan for and mitigate the impacts of drought.