States findings of the Legislature and supports the 2024 Stipulated Mitigation Plan between water users and revising the State Water Plan to establish an Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer recharge goal.

The purpose of this resolution is to express legislative support for the November 15, 2024 Settlement Agreement between the members of the Surface Water Coalition and Ground Water Districts along the Eastern Snake Plain. The Resolution also expresses support for the ongoing efforts of the State of Idaho to address water supply challenges along the Eastern Snake plain and supports the Water Board’s efforts to increase aquifer recharge goals from 250,000 acre feet to 350,000 acre feet.