On a Collision Course

Idaho Power wants an 84-year-old agreement restored so they can use their "fair" share of water to generate electricity. The state's largest utility claims the agreement has been violated every year since 2001 and has filed a lawsuit in the Ninth U.S. District Court against the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation.

Idaho's gift of hot water

It's a big mystery why Idaho uses so much water and yet is a bone-dry desert state. Just as mysterious is the wealth of geothermal energy in our state.

One of my favorite Idaho writers is Arthur Hart, a historian and scholar. Today's Idaho Statesman posted Hart's fascinating account of hot water in Boise through the years.
In this story you will learn—

• About a resort featuring hot and cold water that opened in 1890 in Boise
• The dust-settling qualities of water sprinklers on Warm Springs Avenue in the 19th century
  
• The location of the first home in Boise heated entirely by hot water from underground springs
  
• Why early residents of Boise anticipated the day when all of the energy needs of the city would be met by natural hot water beneath its moorings

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