Applying science and law to protect, restore and sustain waters of the Snake River Basin, and to support clean water access and advocacy in underserved communities worldwide.

Groups urge lawmakers to protect state water reviews in permitting talks

Snake River Waterkeeper joined a broad coalition of clean water advocates in signing a letter to EPW Chair Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and members of the committee in support of protecting the Clean Water Act and Section 401. Top Republicans and the Trump administration have argued that a provision in the Clean Water Act — Section […]

Response filed to Simplot’s motion to dismiss

In April, SRW sought to reopen discovery in our ongoing case against Simplot’s massive Idaho factory farm, which illegally discharges field runoff contaminated with cattle manure into the Snake River. Now, we have filed a response to Simplot’s motion to dismiss our case. We are in this legal battle for the long haul, and have […]

SRW featured on France TV

A France TV crew made the trip to Idaho to interview SRW’s Executive Director, Buck Ryan, about the Simplot CAFO and how it is polluting the Snake River. 

Motion filed to reopen discovery in CAFO case

On April 29, 2026, Snake River Waterkeeper filed a motion with the Idaho federal court to reopen discovery in our case against the Simplot cattle factory farm in Grand View, Idaho.

Conservation Group Pressure Prompts Idaho DEQ to Sue Cities Polluting Snake and South Fork Teton Rivers

Last week, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed litigation against the cities of Burley and Rexburg over ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act at wastewater treatment plants they operate. This action comes after Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) and the Idaho Conservation League (ICL), represented by attorneys at Advocates for the West, a nonprofit environmental law firm based in Boise, and Bricklin & Newman, LLP in Seattle, filed notices of intent to sue both cities for the same violations in a process known as a “citizen suit.”

Bringing clean water to Uganda.

In February, SRW’s executive director traveled to Uganda to participate in a project bringing clean water to rural communities that previously lacked access to safe drinking water. For this trip, SRW teamed up with Mountain True from North Carolina, along with the Waterkeepers that steward the Yoto River, Lake Kyogo and Lake Victoria. We worked […]

On Notice: Idaho Wastewater Treatment Plants

Snake River Waterkeeper teamed up with Idaho Conservation league to inform the cities of Burley and Rexburg of the organizations’ intent to sue over ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act at each city’s wastewater treatment plant. We are being represented by attorneys at Advocates for the West, a nonprofit environmental law firm based […]

Comments submitted on WOTUS rule change

SRW joined the Waterkeeper Alliance and a broad coalition of other clean water advocacy groups in submitting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers opposing the agencies’ ill-conceived proposed rule change that would redefine the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) in a way that obstructs achievement of the […]