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a. Stream flows at the Deep Creek quantification site:
(1) When the stream flow at the Deep Creek quantification site, as identified in Section 3.a.(3) below (“Deep Creek quantification site”), is less than 1,650 cfs, the United States is entitled to the following flows: (See PURPOSE AND PERIOD OF USE)
(2) When the stream flow at the Deep Creek quantification site is greater than or equal to 1,650 cfs (as adjusted by upstream junior depletions, including depletions from water rights enjoying the subordination provided in this right), the United States is entitled to all flows, up to 7,720 cfs.
(3) The quantification site for the flows identified above at the Deep Creek quantification site is on Deep Creek located in SW1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4, Sec. 25, T13S, R03W, Boise Meridian; Latitude 42º 16' 06.931" N, Longitude 116º 38' 30.215" W (NAD 83).
b. This water right does not prohibit the appropriation, diversion and use of water within the Deep Creek Basin upstream from the ending point, as identified in element 5.b. below (“Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River Basin”), when the stream flow at the Deep Creek quantification site exceeds the flow amount in Section 3.a.(1) and is less than 1,650 cfs, or when the stream flow at the Deep Creek quantification site exceeds 7,720 cfs.
c. This water right precludes any diversion of water out of the watershed of the Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River Basin. |
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To fulfill the purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Pub. L. 90-542, 82 Stat. 906, Oct. 2, 1968 (codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. §§ 1271, et seq.), and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-11, 123 Stat. 991 [1037-1039], March 30, 2009 (codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. § 1274(a)(185)). |
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a. This is a federal reserved water right established pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Pub. L. 90-542, 82 Stat. 906, Oct. 2, 1968 (codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. §§ 1271, et seq.), and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-11, 123 Stat. 991 [1037-1039], March 30, 2009 (codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. § 1274(a)(185)).
b. This Partial Decree is entered pursuant to the Stipulation and Joint Motion for Order Approving Stipulation and Entry of Partial Decrees entered into by and between the United States of America and the State of Idaho, effective February 2, 2016 ("Stipulation for Entry of Partial Decrees"), and pursuant to that Stipulation, this water right is subordinated to the following water rights and uses that are junior to this federal reserved water right and that have points of diversion or impoundment and places of use within the Deep Creek Basin upstream from the ending point identified in Section 5.b. above:
(1) All "de minimis domestic water rights" which, for purposes of this Partial Decree, shall be defined to mean (a) the use of water for homes, organization camps, public campgrounds, livestock, and for other purpose in connection therewith, including irrigation up to one-half (1/2) acre of land, if the total use is not in excess of thirteen-thousand (13,000) gallons per day, or (b) any other uses, if the total does not exceed a diversion rate of four one-hundredths (0.04) cubic feet per second and a diversion volume of twenty-five hundred (2,500) gallons per day. This subordination to de minimis uses domestic water rights does not apply to domestic purposes or domestic uses for subdivisions, mobile home parks, commercial or business establishments, unless the use meets the diversion rate and volume limitations set forth in (b) above. This subordination to de minimis domestic purposes or domestic uses does not apply to multiple water rights for domestic uses or domestic purposes that satisfy a single combined water use or purpose that would not itself come within the definitions above. For purposes of this Partial Decree, "subdivision" as set forth in Owyhee County Code Title 10: Subdivision Regulations, Section 10-2-2, which is attached as Attachment 17 to the Stipulation for Entry of Partial Decrees, and which is incorporated herein by reference. |
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There is no diversion associated with this instream flow water right. The legal description of the beginning and ending points of the instream flow water right are as follows:
a. Location of beginning point:
At the point where Deep Creek intersects with the boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness:
SW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4, Sec. 30, T12S, R02W, Boise Meridian.
Latitude 42º 20' 47.288" N, Longitude 116º 37' 16.413" W (NAD 83).
b. Location of ending point:
At the point where Deep Creek intersects the confluence with the Owyhee River:
NE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4, Sec. 25, T13S, R03W, Boise Meridian.
Latitude 42º 15' 53.13" N, Longitude 116º 38' 39.018" W (NAD 83). |
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This instream flow water right is used throughout the designated Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River from the beginning point to the ending point as identified above. |
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This instream flow water right is non-consumptive (other than evaporation and evapotranspiration that may take place within the designated segment). |
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(2) All "de minimis stock water rights" which, for the purposes of this Partial Decree, shall be defined to mean the use of water solely for livestock or wildlife where the total diversion is not in excess of thirteen-thousand (13,000) gallons per day. This de minimis stock water use subordination is further limited and defined so that the subordination shall not and does not apply to multiple water rights for stock water uses which satisfy a single combined water use that would not itself come within the above definition of de minimis stock water use.
(3) In-basin irrigation, commercial, municipal, industrial, and other state-recognized water rights with total combined diversions up to the amounts set forth in subsection (A) below for each semi-monthly period during March, April, May, and June, or the amount available above the base flow amount for each of those semi-monthly periods as identified in subsection (B) below, whichever is less.
(A) Subordination Amounts March through June:
Period of Use Subordination (cfs)
March 1-15 0.22
March 16-31 1.40
April 1-15 6.48
April 16-30 12.91
May 1-15 29.74
May 16-31 18.05
June 1-15 14.41
June 16-30 2.69
(B) Base flow amounts below which subordination does not apply:
Period of Use Base Flows (cfs)
March 1-15 2.29
March 16-31 10.20
April 1-15 34.50
April 16-30 80.40
May 1-15 76.50
May 16-31 88.70
June 1-15 45.90
June 16-30 3.58
(C) Subordination limited to months of March through June:
This subordination to in-basin irrigation, commercial, municipal, industrial, and other state-recognized water rights described in this subsection 10.b.(3) applies during the months of March through July only. |
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(D) Certain water rights not included in subordination limits:
Water rights of the United States, instream flow rights, non-consumptive water rights, and replacement water rights shall not be deducted from the subordination amounts identified in this subsection 10.b.(3). "Non-consumptive water rights" means all beneficial uses of water having these characteristics: i) the use involves no diversion from the designation reach of the Wild and Scenic River as identified in this Partial Decree; ii) all return flows from the use accrue to the Wild and Scenic reach; iii) the use does not cause a depletion or a change in timing of the flow (other than incidental evaporation or seepage) as determined at the point(s) of return, whether or not the depletion or change in timing can be measured within the designated reach. Examples of such uses include: i) run-of-the-river hydroelectric facilities; ii) fish propagation uses; and iii) similar uses. "Replacement water rights" means all irrigation appropriations issued for the same purpose and place of use covered by an existing water right with no increase in period of use, diversion rate, and, if applicable, volume of water. To be considered a replacement water right: i) no element of the new appropriation may exceed that of the original water right; ii) only the original or the replacement water right or part of each water right may be used at the same time; and iii) the replacement water right cannot be used when water would not be legally and physically available under the original water right.
c. These additional provisions contained in Section 10 do not fall within the other elements listed above and are necessary to: (1) define the unique characteristics of this federal reserved water right; and (2) describe the rights and uses to which this federal reserved water right is subordinated in order to provide for proper administration of this water right and other existing and future water rights. |