TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Dry weather has many water companies nervous, but the Idaho Water Resource Board will allocate $30 million for water-related projects.

Jay Barlogi, the General Manger of the Twin Falls Canal Company said reservoirs in Southern Idaho are 90% full, but the flow of water doesn’t look promising.

“At this point right now, the runoff continues to exceed the demand and that will flip here within the next couple of weeks and all of a sudden demand will exceed the runoff and the runoff will be exhausted,” Barlogi said.

With concerns around water supply and demand, $30 million has been added to the Idaho Water Resource Board’s budget, specifically for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, which the Magic Valley benefits from. The State Deputy Director of Water Resources

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