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Hot Springs Owner Plans Geothermal Aquaponic Farm (Magicvalley.com)

Ron Miller, owner of White Arrow Ranch, walks near a hot spring on his property north of Bliss.(Courtesy Times-News/Ed Glazar)

The new owner of a private hot springs in south-central Idaho plans to use the 160-degree water to heat greenhouses as part of an aquaponics system to grow lettuce.

White Arrow Ranch owner Ron Miller hopes to produce 43,000 heads of lettuce a month by Jan. 1 and employ eight to 14 people per acre.

The central feature is a shallow geyser that produces 1.3 million gallons of 160-degree water a day. Miller said using that water to heat greenhouses will save thousands of dollars. Inside the greenhouses, he plans to grow red and green butter lettuce, which will be fertilized by fish waste.

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