The salmon river canal company (company), located in twin falls county, idaho, will pipe 9,790 linear feet of an earthen canal and replace ten electric power pumps with a gravity pressure system for…

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,045 Project Grant to the Salmon River Canal Company (SRCC) under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the piping of 9,790 linear feet of an earthen canal and the replacement of ten electric power pumps with a gravity pressure system for irrigation. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 540 acre-feet by reducing evaporation and seepage losses. Additionally, the improved energy efficiency of the irrigation system will decrease demand on the upstream Salmon Falls Dam, supporting recreation and fish populations in the area. The project will also benefit local farmers by allowing the SRCC to deliver water later in the growing season, which is critical during increasingly frequent and longer dry years in southern Idaho. The grant has an award date of September 20, 2024, and a target completion date of December 31, 2025.

The salmon river canal company (company), located in twin falls county, idaho, will pipe 9,790 linear feet of an earthen canal and replace ten electric power pumps with a gravity pressure system for irrigation. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 540 acre-feet, currently lost to evaporation and seepage and will increase the energy efficiency of the irrigation system. These efficiencies will decrease demand on the upstream salmon falls DAM, supporting recreation and fish populations in the area. The project will also benefit farmers by allowing the company to deliver water later in the growing season, which is critical during increasingly frequent and longer dry years in southern idaho.