Water Supply Concerns Escalate As Drought Emergencies Declared In 8 Idaho Counties

With Idaho in one of its driest periods in recent history, PPS has focused attention on the urgent need to conserve our state’s water resources.

As an Idaho-based manufacturer for more than 40 years, Precision Pumping Systems has watched the Idaho state landscape change dramatically. Our state’s population has grown to record numbers in recent decades, yet we are still relying on the same limited surface and groundwater resources to sustain us, even though our demand for freshwater has more than doubled. These same resources are further challenged by continuing development, pollution, climate change, and inefficient use.

This has created a huge imbalance between our state’s water usage and nature’s ability to replenish it. Currently, we’re facing record drought conditions as our lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are at their lowest point in decades. Water restrictions and user allocation limits across Idaho are being mandated, irrigation canals are empty, and we are declaring drought emergencies in eight major Idaho counties.

All of us at Precision Pumping Systems value the long-term conservation of Idaho’s clean water resources. With statewide drought conditions surging, PPS has focused attention and development resources on water conservation through advanced monitoring and operation control technology using their new Clarity Water Management System.