'Mother Nature Said Not This Year': Jensen Grove to remain dry despite infrastructure repairs

'Mother Nature Said Not This Year': Jensen Grove to remain dry despite infrastructure repairs

Blackfoot (KIFI) — Just days after water began flowing back into Jensen Grove, a new state-ordered cutoff has stopped the city from filling the popular recreation area. Mayor Scott Stufflebeam said the city was notified by the Snake River Valley Irrigation District that Idaho has curtailed water rights based on priority dates. “Anything prior to 1898… Blackfoot water rights are 1900,” Stufflebeam said. “So what that basically says is that we can…