Governor Little visits Power County to celebrate ongoing American Falls Dam rehabilitation project

Governor praises water projects that increase resilience of state’s ‘lifeblood’

The tour group stands below the spillway of the American Falls Dam. | Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO – The governor of Idaho praised steps taken by the state to strengthen its water system as the dam holding back the largest reservoir on the Snake River towered behind him. Gov. Brad Little made this speech on a visit to eastern Idaho on Monday afternoon, speaking highly of projects that have upgraded or will upgrade aging water infras…

Governor Little visits Power County to celebrate ongoing American Falls Dam rehabilitation project

"We are making great progress as we strengthen the resiliency of our water system, which everybody knows is the lifeblood of the state of Idaho," said Governor Little in his address on Monday. "This dam, which is one of the workhorses of the upper Snake [River] system, with 1.6 million acre feet of storage for farmers, ranchers, cities, industry, is critically important."