Water Right Report : 43-2381( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner US GEOTHERMAL INC C/O ORMAT NEVADA INC 6884 SIERRA CENTER PARKWAY RENO NV 89511-2210
Original Owner MILLER, RICHARD L 6500 S 1600 W HYRUM UT 84319
Previous Owner WILCOCK, WILLIAM C 11411 W 23000 S STONE ID 83252-6027
Previous Owner WILCOCK, SANDRA 24155 W 11500 S STONE ID 83252

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 6/2/1952
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
GROUND WATER

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
GROUND WATER 15S 26E 26 0 NW NE SW CASSIA
GROUND WATER 15S 26E 27 0 NW NW SE CASSIA
GROUND WATER 15S 26E 27 0 SW SW SE CASSIA
GROUND WATER 15S 26E 33 0 NE NE NE CASSIA

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
COOLING 01/01 12/31 1.67 CFS 660.00 AFA
TOTAL 1.67 CFS 660.00 AFA

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : COOLING (CASSIA county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
15S 26E 23 SW SE
15S 26E 26 NE NW
15S 26E 26 NW NW
15S 26E 26 SW NW
15S 26E 26 SE NW
15S 26E 26 NE SW
15S 26E 26 NW SW
15S 26E 26 SW SW
15S 26E 26 SE SW
15S 26E 26 NW SE
15S 26E 26 SW SE
15S 26E 27 NE NE
15S 26E 27 NW NE
15S 26E 27 SW NE
15S 26E 27 SE NE
15S 26E 27 NE SW
15S 26E 27 SW SW
15S 26E 27 SE SW
15S 26E 27 NE SE
15S 26E 27 NW SE
15S 26E 27 SW SE
15S 26E 27 SE SE
15S 26E 28 SE SE
15S 26E 33 NE NE
15S 26E 34 NW NW

Conditions

Code Condtions
X35 Rights 43-2381, 43-2534B and 43-10069 when combined shall not exceed a total diversion rate of 5.63 cfs, and a total annual maximum diversion volume of 1544.0 acre-feet.
Rights 43-120, 43-2167B, 43-2534B, 43-2381 and 43-10069 when combined shall not exceed a total annual maximum diversion volume of 1544.0 acre-feet.
The consumptive use of water under this right shall not exceed 402.6 acre-feet per year.
K03 Right 43-10069 is an expansion of this right pursuant to Sec. 42-1416B, Idaho Code.
Cooling use is for two (2) geothermal power plants located within the SWSE, Sec. 23 and the NWNE, Sec. 27, T15S, R26E.
WD8 The place of cooling use authorized by this approval includes land upon which wastewater may be applied for irrigation purposes to satisfy water quality requirements. Water diverted under this approval shall not be used for irrigation unless the water is first used in the power plants as authorized by these water rights.
106 Prior to the diversion and use of water under this approval, the right holder shall comply with applicable water quality permitting requirements administered by the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Agriculture.
R07 Return flow discharged to a subsurface system through an injection well must be authorized by a separate injection well permit.
To the extent that rights 43-2381, 43-2534B and 43-10069 are used in combination at a rate of diversion greater than 4.90 cfs, the following shall apply: * The right holder shall make full beneficial use of surface water Rights 43-120 and 43-2167B when available to the right holder for cooling use authorized under this right. The right holder shall limit the diversion of ground water under Rights 43-2381, 43-2534B and 43-10069 to those times when the surface water supply is not available or the surface water supply is not reasonably sufficient for the cooling use authorized under this right. * If the surface water rights appurtenant to the place of use is sold, transferred, leased or used on any other place of use, this right to divert groundwater shall not be used without an approved transfer pursuant to Section 42-222, Idaho Code, or approval of the Department if a transfer is not required.
01M After specific notification by the Department, the right holder shall install a suitable measuring device or shall enter into an agreement with the Department to determine the amount of water diverted from power records and shall annually report the information to the Department.
004 This right does not grant any right-of-way or easement across the land of another.
T07 The right holder shall accomplish the change authorized by this transfer within five years of the date of this approval.
T08 Failure of the right holder to comply with the conditions of this transfer is cause for the Director to rescind approval of the transfer.
T19 Pursuant to Section 42-1412(6), Idaho Code, this water right is subject to such general provisions necessary for the definition of the rights or for the efficient administration of water rights as may be determined by the Snake River Basin Adjudication court at a point in time no later than the entry of the final unified decree.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 6/28/2002
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Other Information
  • State or Federal : S
  • Water District Number : 143
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 0
  • Combined Acre Limit :
  • Combined Volume Limit: 1544.00
  • Combined Rate Limit: 5.63
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  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
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  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/15/2026