Water Permit Report: 63-33640(Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner E G JOHNSON FARMS INC 24007 HIGHWAY 20/26 PARMA ID 83660-7221
Representative HDR INC C/O LORI GRAVES 412 E PARKCENTER BLVD STE 100 BOISE ID 83706-6659

Water Permit Status

Priority Date : 4/9/2012
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Tributary Tributary Qualifier
BOISE RIVER SNAKE RIVER

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
BOISE RIVER 05N 05W 25 SW SW CANYON

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
WILDLIFE 09/15 02/28 3.00 CFS
WILDLIFE STORAGE 01/01 12/31 130.00 AFA
RECREATION 09/15 02/28 3.00 CFS
RECREATION STORAGE 01/01 12/31 130.00 AFA
DIVERSION TO STORAGE 09/15 02/28 3.00 CFS
TOTAL 3.00 CFS

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : WILDLIFE STORAGE (CANYON county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
05N 05W 25 5 SE NW
05N 05W 25 4 NE SW
05N 05W 25 NW SW
05N 05W 25 4 NW SW
05N 05W 25 SW SW
05N 05W 25 3 SE SW
05N 05W 25 SW SE
05N 05W 25 2 SW SE
Place of Use Legal Description : RECREATION STORAGE (CANYON county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
05N 05W 25 5 SE NW
05N 05W 25 4 NE SW
05N 05W 25 NW SW
05N 05W 25 4 NW SW
05N 05W 25 3 SE SW
05N 05W 25 SW SE
05N 05W 25 2 SW SE
Place of Use Legal Description : WILDLIFE (CANYON county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
05N 05W 25 8 NW SW
05N 05W 25 SW SW
05N 05W 25 9 SW SW
Place of Use Legal Description : RECREATION (CANYON county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
05N 05W 25 8 NW SW
05N 05W 25 SW SW
05N 05W 25 9 SW SW

Conditions

Code Condtions
220 The ponds established by the storage of water under this right shall not exceed a total capacity of 28.0 acre-feet or a total surface area of 14 acres.
219 Right 63-33640 authorizes total annual storage volume of 129.9 acre-feet; 28.0 acre-feet to be used for the initial filling or carryover storage of the ponds, 78.1 acre-feet for the replacement of losses caused by seepage and evaporation associated with the ponds, and 23.8 acre-feet to be used for seasonal field flooding.
220 The ponds established by the storage of water under rights 63-32647, 63-33640, 63-33641, and 63-33642 shall not exceed a total capacity of 46.6 acre-feet or a total surface area of 23.3 acres.
219 Rights 63-32647, 63-33640, 63-33641, and 63-33642 are limited to a total annual storage volume of 176.6 acre-feet for ponds; 46.6 acre-feet to be used for the initial filling or carryover storage of the ponds and 130.0 acre-feet for the replacement of losses due to seepage and evaporation. Right 63-33640 authorizes an additional storage volume of 23.8 af for seasonal field flooding of up to 34 acres.
R05 Use of water under this right may be regulated by a watermaster with responsibility for the distribution of water among appropriators within a water district. At the time of this approval, this water right is within State Water District No. 63.
01J Prior to diversion of water under this right, the right holder shall install and maintain a measuring device and lockable controlling works of a type acceptable to the Department as part of the diverting works.
Water diverted under the wildlife and recreation components of this water right, except for the amount lost due to evaporation, shall be returned to the source, directly or through seepage associated with seasonal field flooding.
Wildlife storage and recreation storage is for ponds and for seasonal field flooding to create wildlife habitat and for waterfowl hunting.
Wildlife and recreation uses are for flow through and return flow water in ponds and for field flooding for waterfowl habitat and hunting.
204 This right shall be junior and subordinate to future water rights authorizing the diversion and use of water from the Boise River and its tributaries, including ground water, for consumptive uses, except that this right shall not be subordinate to future water rights for similar wildlife, recreation and/or aesthetic uses.
This right does not authorize the diversion and use of water from Lucky Peak Reservoir for stream flow maintenance purposes in connection with Water Right 63-3618.
This right is subordinate to future minimum instream flow water rights in the Boise River and its tributaries.
Any obstruction in the Boise River channel for diversion of water under this right must provide for watercraft and fish passage. The right holder must bypass sufficient flows in the Boise River at the point of diversion to accommodate watercraft navigation and fisheries values in the Boise River downstream of the diversion. The quantity of the bypass flow may be established in the future by the filing of a petition with the Department to establish the bypass flows and subsequent proceeding as described in the Department's Rules of Procedure.
26A Project construction shall commence within one year from the date of permit issuance and shall proceed diligently to completion unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Director of the Department of Water Resources that delays were due to circumstances over which the permit holder had no control.
121 The Director retains jurisdiction to require the right holder to provide purchased or leased natural flow or stored water to offset depletion of Lower Snake River flows if needed for salmon migration purposes. The amount of water required to be released into the Snake River or a tributary, if needed for this purpose, will be determined by the Director based upon the reduction in flow caused by the use of water pursuant to this permit.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
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  • Permit Proof Due Date : 4/1/2029
  • Permit Proof Made Date :
  • Permit Approved Date : 3/22/2019
  • Permit Moratorium Expiration Date :
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  • Water Supply Bank Enrollment Date Accepted :
  • Water Supply Bank Enrollment Date Removed :
  • Application Recevied Date: 4/9/2012
  • Protest Deadline Date: 3/7/2016
Other Information
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  • Water District Number : 63
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 0
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  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
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  • Mitigation Plan: False