Water project celebrates next step

Gov. Brad Little uses a shovel to toss soil in the air as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Deputy Commander Maj. Joseph O’Donnell, 366th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Michael Alfaro, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke and Idaho Water Resource Board Chairman Jeff Raybould work to break ground near the main gate at Mountain Home Air Force Base during last week’s ceremony.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

A symbolic gesture representing an ongoing effort to provide a dedicated source of water to Mountain Home Air Force Base took flight last Tuesday as state lawmakers joined city and county officials and military officials to officially break ground on a water treatment facility at the local base.

Gov. Brad Little, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke and Idaho Water Resource Board Chairman Jeff Raybould joined 366th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Michael Alfaro and Army Maj. Joseph O’Donnell, deputy district commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle district, to celebrate the next milestone of this ongoing project.

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