A
Notice of Claim
should be filed for all existing water rights
including unrecorded water rights
(established through historic use by the diversion
and application of water to a beneficial use),
previously decreed or licensed rights, or
water right permits if proof of beneficial use was
filed on or before the commencement of the Adjudication.
Water users of a small domestic
and/or
stockwater (D&S) right, as defined by Idaho
Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A,
may elect to file a Notice of Claim now or defer (postpone)
the filing until a later time in this proceeding.
An Application for Permit
should be filed if :
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your water use has not been previously recorded as a water
right permit*, license or decree, and
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your use of ground water (well) began after March 25, 1963,
and does not qualify for the exemption below, or
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your use of surface water began after May 20, 1971 (except for
watering stock directly from streams).
Exemption :
If your use of ground water meets the following criteria,
an Application for Permit is not required. However, you can
choose to file a Notice of Claim to a Water Right or
an Application for Permit :
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Single family residence with up to a half an acre of
lawn and/or garden irrigation
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Stockwater use of less than 13,000 gallons per day
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Any combination of stockwater and single family or multiple-family
use with single ownership that does not exceed 13,000 gallons per
day
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Any other use of ground water where the diversion rate does not exceed
0.04 cfs (18 gallons per minute) and total diversion volume of
2,500 gallons per day.
*A permit to appropriate water to establish a water right
is different than the permit obtained to drill a well.