Idaho Department Of Water Resources

The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is a U.S. state government entity responsible for managing and protecting Idaho's water resources. As a registered federal vendor, IDWR provides critical hydrologic data, environmental conservation, and water management services to federal agencies through contracts and grants. The organization specializes in stream gauging, dam safety, flood risk management, and water resource protection activities across Idaho's diverse watershed systems.

Through federal contract awards, IDWR has primarily worked with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on stream gauging maintenance projects. These contracts, including work on the Payette River basin and Squaw Creek, involve providing flow measurements, sensor calibration, site maintenance, and streamflow record keeping. The contracts are typically sole-source awards without small business set-asides, with firm-fixed-price purchase orders ranging from $42,000 to $71,600. These contracts demonstrate IDWR's technical expertise in hydrological monitoring and its ability to provide specialized environmental data collection services for federal water resource management initiatives.

Federal grant awards for IDWR are predominantly from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), focusing on critical water resource protection programs. Key grant areas include the National Dam Safety Program, Community Assistance Program, Underground Injection Control Program, and ground water protection efforts. These grants support activities such as dam inspections, flood insurance program technical assistance, protecting underground drinking water sources, and implementing water well construction standards. Sub-grant awards, primarily with the Species Conservation Office, have involved supporting salmonid recovery efforts in the Upper Salmon Basin by providing hydrologic data, analyses, and expertise for habitat improvement and water transaction projects. The grants typically range from $160,000 to $284,000 and support multi-year environmental protection and water resource management initiatives.