Clear Springs Foods Inc., Idaho: Curtailment Order
In 2009, Snake River Farm, a trout farm owned by Clear Springs Foods, Inc., in Snake River Canyon saw a decrease in surface water from springs and sought curtailment of junior groundwater pumping. In this case, the Director of IDWR found that Clear Springs was materially injured by junior groundwater pumping and ordered curtailment. Landsat imagery processed with METRIC was used to establish water budgets to assess depletions versus recharge. For recharge estimates, both evapotranspiration and surface-water diversion return flows were used. In response to the finding of material injury, groundwater irrigators in the affected area developed a mitigation plan, which was approved by IDWR, and they are no longer subject to curtailment.
Authors: Larisa Serbina and Holly Miller
In 2009, Snake River Farm, a trout farm owned by Clear Springs Foods, Inc., in Snake River Canyon (fig. 1) saw a decrease in surface water from springs (fig. 2) and sought curtailment of junior groundwater pumping. In this case, the Director of IDWR found that Clear Springs was materially injured by junior groundwater pumping and ordered curtailment. Landsat imagery processed with METRIC was used to establish water budgets to assess depletions versus recharge. For recharge estimates, both evapotranspiration and surface-water diversion return flows were used. In response to the finding of material injury, groundwater irrigators in the affected area (fig. 3) developed a mitigation plan, which was approved by IDWR, and they are no longer subject to curtailment.
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In 2009, Snake River Farm, a trout farm owned by Clear Springs Foods, Inc., in Snake River Canyon saw a decrease in surface water from springs and sought curtailment of junior groundwater pumping. In this case, the Director of IDWR found that Clear Springs was materially injured by junior groundwater pumping and ordered curtailment. Landsat imagery processed with METRIC was used to establish water budgets to assess depletions versus recharge. For recharge estimates, both evapotranspiration and surface-water diversion return flows were used. In response to the finding of material injury, groundwater irrigators in the affected area developed a mitigation plan, which was approved by IDWR, and they are no longer subject to curtailment.
Authors: Larisa Serbina and Holly Miller
In 2009, Snake River Farm, a trout farm owned by Clear Springs Foods, Inc., in Snake River Canyon (fig. 1) saw a decrease in surface water from springs (fig. 2) and sought curtailment of junior groundwater pumping. In this case, the Director of IDWR found that Clear Springs was materially injured by junior groundwater pumping and ordered curtailment. Landsat imagery processed with METRIC was used to establish water budgets to assess depletions versus recharge. For recharge estimates, both evapotranspiration and surface-water diversion return flows were used. In response to the finding of material injury, groundwater irrigators in the affected area (fig. 3) developed a mitigation plan, which was approved by IDWR, and they are no longer subject to curtailment.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Return to Agriculture from 'Landsat Imagery: A Unique Resource'