Surface Water Coalition, Groundwater Districts seek emergency stay on Butte Co. curtailment

In a potential breakthrough for Butte County agriculture, the Surface Water Coalition (SWC), along with Idaho’s groundwater districts, filed a joint request Friday afternoon asking the state to hit the "pause" button on an ongoing water curtailment order that has paralyzed local farms.

The move comes less than 24 hours after IDWR Director Matt Weaver denied a motion to pause the curtailment.