Idaho's two Republican senators are signing on to a bipartisan bill that would triple the budget of a program to clean up water sources in national forests.

Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch want to expand grants that go to farmers, utilities, and cities to rehabilitate these polluted waters.

If passed, it would prioritize projects involving wildfire restoration, drinking water, and climate change resiliency.

Under the Headwaters Protection Act, annual grants for the Water Source Protection Program would increase from $10 million to $30 million.

The bill would also establish $30 million in annual funding for the forest service to evaluate watersheds and ensure current management practices don't degrade healthy water sources in the future.

"We must support watershed restoration project

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