daho’s 2024 water settlement aimed to protect farms and aquifers by requiring groundwater users to join mitigation plans or face curtailment. This year’s drought triggered shutdowns, but farmer Jerry Bingham refused to join his district and kept irrigating 70 acres after orders to stop. The state took him to court, forcing him to end irrigation for the season. Penalties may follow, showing how water scarcity is driving legal battles across farm country.
The state enforces water curtailment order after farmer defied orders
