These reservoirs keep Boise from flooding. But irrigators don't like how they're run.

First, let me say that the Treasure Valley water fight is the most complex story we’ve worked on in a long time at Idaho Reports.

Some people dedicate their careers to understanding water law, rights and accounting. Several people in the valley have spent the last few years studying this particular issue. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden told Idaho Reports he’s spent more than 100 hours trying to condense an explanation of this controversy into an understandable presentation.

So how can we do it justice on a 15-minute Idaho Reports segment?

We can’t. We spent three weeks going over legal documents (here are several dozen, if you’re interested) and talking about the issue with experts. People aren’t kidding when they say this thing is complicated.

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