Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The New York Canal runs for 41 miles from the Boise Diversion Dam on the Boise River going west to Lake Lowell. The canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and operated by the Boise Project Board of Control, the operating agent for five irrigation districts in the Treasure Valley.
Since 2014, the Boise Project has designed and performed the construction management and installation of nearly 4,000 lineal feet of an innovative geocomposite lining that consists of polyester non-wovens bonded to a polyethylene geomembrane. In 2023, the Boise Project Board of Control approached the Idaho Water Resource Board with a proposal to rehabilitate six miles of the New York Canal over six years. The estimated cost of the project is $81.5 million.
The Boise Project is focusing the rehabilitation project on the first six miles of the New York Canal because it’s an area with dense housing that needs the most immediate attention. These are areas where the canal water flows at a steady rate of 2,500 cubic feet per second – the size of a small river – perched above high-density housing and subdivisions.
Fast Facts:
• Type of project: Rehabilitation project for public safety and water conservation
• Location: Six miles of canal in the City of Boise area
• Total project cost: $81.5 million
• Start date: October 2024
• End date: Spring 2030
Find out more about the Bureau of Reclamation: usbr.gov
X: https://x.com/usbr
Facebook: facebook.com/bureauofreclamation
Instagram: instagram.com/bureau_of_reclamation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-reclamation
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/usbr/albums
The New York Canal runs for 41 miles from the Boise Diversion Dam on the Boise River going west to Lake Lowell. The canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and operated by the Boise Project Board of Control, the operating agent for five irrigation districts in the Treasure Valley.
Since 2014, the Boise Project has designed and performed the construction management and installation of nearly 4,000 lineal feet of an innovative geocomposite lining that consists of polyester non-wovens bonded to a polyethylene geomembrane. In 2023, the Boise Project Board of Control approached the Idaho Water Resource Board with a proposal to rehabilitate six miles of the New York Canal over six years. The estimated cost of the project is $81.5 million.
The Boise Project is focusing the rehabilitation project on the first six miles of the New York Canal because it’s an area with dense housing that needs the most immediate attention. These are areas where the canal water flows at a steady rate of 2,500 cubic feet per second – the size of a small river – perched above high-density housing and subdivisions.
Fast Facts:
• Type of project: Rehabilitation project for public safety and water conservation
• Location: Six miles of canal in the City of Boise area
• Total project cost: $81.5 million
• Start date: October 2024
• End date: Spring 2030
Find out more about the Bureau of Reclamation: usbr.gov
X: https://x.com/usbr
Facebook: facebook.com/bureauofreclamation
Instagram: instagram.com/bureau_of_reclamation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-reclamation
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/usbr/albums
