Snake River Valley Irrigation District Board of Director’s would like to invite the public to come celebrate Steve’s Retirement and check out our new board room!
Burgers will be served!
After 29 years of service to the patrons of the Snake River Valley Irrigation, Steve Nielson has hung up his hat as the District Watermaster and manager. In January 2022, Steve was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the Idaho Water Users Association for his many accomplishments and exceptional service. Some of the achievements lead by Steve include acquiring, utilizing, and managing recharge sites throughout the district; leading innovation in automating headgates, initiating, and managing the OXBOW/ City of Shelley Project; managing maintaining, and negotiating the Jensen’s Grove Water Use Agreement; establishing water rental agreements annually; managing employees of the district for 18 years; and lastly managing delivery of the water to SRVID patrons in an exemplary way. Thank you, Steve, for your many years of service and friendship!