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Administrative Guidance Documents - Grouped by Subject
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Adjudication 011 Adjudication Claims for New Water Right Applications
Guidance to assist claimants in filing a new water right application if, when assisting the customer, it becomes clear that the water use developed after the mandatory permit statue for the developed water source. 20081023October 23, 2008
Adjudication 022 Late Fees for Adjudication Claims
Requirements for assessing when late fees are applicable in connection with Idaho Code &sec; 42-1414(3). 20081023October 23, 2008
Adjudication 033 Extensions of Time to File Adjudication Claims
Request to file claim after filing deadline in adjudications other than SRBA 20081023October 23, 2008
Adjudication 044 Domestic and/or Stockwater Claims
Definitions that qualify claims that can file as domestic/stockwater 20131030October 30, 2013
Adjudication 055 Transfers
Accomplished transfer statute as it relates to a change in how a water right is used in the SRBA and NIA. 20081215December 15, 2008
Adjudication 099 Rejection of Claims
When a notice of claim may be rejected, and guidance for processing the rejected claim. 20081215December 15, 2008
Adjudication 1111 Private and Diffused Waters
This memo defines private and diffused surface water and provides guidance to agents regarding discussions with landowners considering filing a claim for such waters. 20090831August 31, 2009
Adjudication 1212 Multiple Sources on a Single Claim
Guidance for claiming multiple sources for a single delivery system on one claim 20090122January 22, 2009
Adjudication 13.013 Claim Fees for Recently Adjudicated Water Rights
Determine if fees required or exempt when water right is a part of a recent adjudication 20160516May 16, 2016
Adjudication 13.113A Fees for Claims Filed in Snake 02, Hurd Gulch, and Fosha Adjudications
Discussion regarding crediting fees paid for adjudication claims filed in Snake 02, Hurd Gulch, and Fosha Adjudications, to filing fees in the SRBA. 20001113November 13, 2000
Adjudication 1414 Effect of Prior Decrees
Guidance to file a claim in a water system of a prior adjudication that claimant was not a joined party in the adjudication 20090122January 22, 2009
Adjudication 1515 Preparing Domestic & Stockwater Claims for Data Entry
Procedure to review and data enter claims and whether claimant contact might be necessary for additional information 20090303March 3, 2009
Adjudication 16.316C Reviewing Claims for Changes Based on Accomplished Transfers, Enlargements, or Expansions
The accomplished transfer statute allows IDWR staff to recognize changes to certain elements of a water right depending on when those changes occurred. The enlargement statute authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right if the diversion rate is not increased. The expansion statue authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right in a critical ground water area if the diversion rate and volume are not increased. 20120117January 17, 2012
Adjudication 1717 Deferral of Domestic and Stockwater Claims
In the SRBA and NIA, small domestic and stockwater claims can be deferred and filed on at a later date. This memo describes which water rights are eligible for deferral for each adjudication and the consequences of a decision to file (or not to file) a notice of claim. 20090303March 3, 2009
Adjudication 1818 Changes in Address/Ownership
Requirements for changing address or ownership on adjudication claim records at various stages in the adjudication process. 20141226December 26, 2014
Adjudication 1919 Filing Fees for Multiple Purpose Claims
Adjudication claim fees depend on the claimed use and the amount of water claimed. When multiple water uses are claimed, there is often a fee associated with each use claimed. 20090311March 11, 2009
Adjudication 2121 Expansions in Critical Groundwater Areas
The expansion statue authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right in a critical groundwater area depending on when that enlargement took place, and if the diversion rate and volume are not increased. 20090318March 18, 2009
Adjudication 2222 Notice of Appearance by Attorney
Guidance on acceptable documentation for a notice of appearance as well as sending communication in connection with a claim when the claimant is represented by an attorney 20090318March 18, 2009
Adjudication 2323 Effect of Mandatory Permit Statutes
Discussion of the mandatory permit statute for groundwater and surface water and guidance how to process a claim with a priority date that is in violation of the mandatory permit statute 20130904September 4, 2013
Adjudication 2525 Refund Policy
Discussion around when a refund for claim fees can or cannot be processed 20090413April 13, 2009
Adjudication 2626 Data Entry Trail for Splitting or Combining Existing Water Rights
Process for documenting the splitting and combining adjudication records 20090413April 13, 2009
Adjudication 2828 Exceptions Received Prior to the Filing of the Director's Report
An exception is information received that is contrary to a claim and how that information should be addressed 20090420April 20, 2009
Adjudication 3030 Point of Diversion: 10 Acre Tract
Adjudication recommendations will only describe the point of diversion location to the 10-acre track if it has been determined in a previous administrative action 20090420April 20, 2009
Adjudication 3131 Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Groundwater
Procedures for determining rates of flow, including theoretical calculations. Appendix 1 is a flow chart to determine if a flow measurement is required. 19901101November 1, 1990 19910507May 7, 1991
Adjudication 32.232B Adding Condition Codes to Adjudication Recommendations
The Department uses conditions to further define the elements of water rights. This memo serves as a guide for the use of standard conditions and for the drafting of specific conditions to fit unique circumstances. 20130809August 9, 2013
Adjudication 3333 Transfer Application Processing & SRBA Claim Amendments
Provides direction for amending adjudication claims when a transfer has been filed. 19910603June 3, 1991
Adjudication 3434 Diversion Volumes in Director's Reports
Guidance for recommending diversion volumes for ground water and exceptions. 20021002October 2, 2002
Adjudication 3636 Water Use for Dairies
Methods for quantifying the diversion rate and volume for dairies including consumptive use. 19920512May 12, 1992
Adjudication 3939 Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use
IDWR standard irrigation consumptive use requirements, irrigation field headgate requirements, and standard irrigation season of use maps. 19920427April 27, 1992 19991012October 12, 1999
Adjudication 40.140A Notice of Error Procedure
Procedures for addressing Notice of Error for the preliminary Director's Report. 20150302March 2, 2015
Adjudication 4141 Finality of Administrative Decisions for Licenses and Transfers
Guidance for recommending a claim differently than an existing license or a transfer. 20090707July 7, 2009
Adjudication 4242 Irrigation Diversion Rate Calculations - Peak Consumptive Use
Method of estimating peak consumptive use rates. Includes references to the Hubble workbook. 19950505May 5, 1995
Adjudication 4343 Irrigation Diversion Rate Calculations - Weighted Averages
Weighted averages for Irrigation Diversion Rate calculations. 19950727July 27, 1995
Adjudication 4444 Irrigation Diversion Rate for Turf Grass in Public Areas
Irrigation rates for grass in public areas such as a golf course; rate calculations for non-standard diversion. 19960815August 15, 1996
Adjudication 4545 Corrections to Partial Decrees
Procedures for correcting both clerical errors and other elements of the partial decr 20090831August 31, 2009
Adjudication 4646 Claims For Purposes of Use other than Wildlife based upon "D-Permits"
D-permits are limited to stockwater use only. However, other uses described on the D-permit might be eligible to be recommended as rights based on beneficial use. 20020301March 1, 2002
Adjudication 4747 Accomplished Transfers and Enlargements in Basin 74
Discussion supporting that the accomplished transfer statue is applicable to rights decreed in the Lemhi Basin Adjudication 20000207February 7, 2000
Adjudication 4848 Guidance for Recommendations in Basin 43
IDWR cannot recognize a change in the point of diversion on the Raft River to a well head as an accomplished transfer. However, if the non-use of the Raft River source is due to unavailability of water, IDWR can make a recommendation in the SRBA for a Raft River water right even though it has not been used for many years. 20001229December 29, 2000
Adjudication 4949 Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume
Summary of a decision by the SRBA court that, 1) filing a claim on a particular water right tolls forfeiture, and 2) the facility volume is not an element of a water right for fish propagation. 20000324March 24, 2000
Adjudication 5050 Descriptions of Places of Use
IDWR will ensure place of use descriptions for water rights include spatial and tabular data, along with applicable conditions. 20041213December 13, 2004 20100318March 18, 2010
Adjudication 5151 Daily Mail Review Protocol
Guidelines intended to provide a uniform method to deal with the daily scanned mail and ensure that the Adjudication records on IDWR's database are consistent with mail received from the SRBA court 20021202December 2, 2002
Adjudication 5252 Document Repository Requirements
IDWR's regional offices maintain copies of objections, responses, and supporting documents for all water rights reported in that region (electronically or in paper copies). The documents are to be available for inspection and copying during normal business hours. 20040630June 30, 2004
Adjudication 5353 Adjudication Recommendations for Out-of-State Diversions or Places of Use
When claims are filed for an out-of-state diversion with place of use in Idaho, IDWR will prepare recommendations for all elements of the water right. 20051003October 3, 2005
Adjudication 5454 Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes
Requirements for filing an application for permit from a low-temperature geothermal well for domestic purposes. 20080805August 5, 2008 20100226February 26, 2010
Adjudication 5757 Determining Place of Use where Decree or License is Indeterminate
Description of the process for determining and recommending the place of use for decrees or licenses where ether number foot acres per quarter-quarter is not described. 20111020October 20, 2011
Adjudication 5858 Diversion Rates for de minimis Stockwater Rights
Guidance for recommending the diversion rates for diverted and non-diverted stockwater uses. 20111106November 6, 2011
Adjudication 6060 Mining Exception to Forfeiture I.C. &sec; 42-223(11) - Mining Exception to Forfeiture
Guidance on evaluating the mining exception to forfeiture when making recommendations. 20150302March 2, 2015
Application Processing 3 Annual Use of Water for Stock Water Purposes
Rate and volume chart for range and dairy cattle including rate and volume formulas per head. 19750407April 7, 1975
Application Processing 6 Significant Figures for Numeric Values
Rate of flow, volume, and area standards for applications, advertising, licensing, transfers and orders. 19750512May 12, 1975 20180131January 31, 2018
Application Processing 7 Policy Regarding Supplemental Filings
Permits authorizing > 0.02 cfs/acre will be denied but supplemental may be approved with combined use conditions. 19750623June 23, 1975
Application Processing 8 Water Right Applications and Claims
Procedure for receiving applications and claims with > 1 point of diversion with separate systems vs > 1 point of diversion on one system. 19750623June 23, 1975 19800502May 2, 1980
Application Processing 9 Changes to Water Right Applications
Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: The department never should write on an application without the applicant's initials. 19750623June 23, 1975 20000112January 12, 2000
Application Processing 10 Right-of-Way Across the Land of Another
Permit processing when the point of diversion is not on applicant's land and conditions that apply. 19750623June 23, 1975 19750804August 4, 1975
Application Processing 13 Boise River Appropriations
Hold on new appropriations upstream of Lucky Peak. 19770711July 11, 1977 19800122January 22, 1980
Application Processing 14 Applications for Permit for Storage Rights
Guidance on how to fill out an application and advertising when storage is the use. 19780621June 21, 1978
Application Processing 15 Fish Propagation Applications for Water Rights
Additional information to submit includes construction plan, proof of possessory interest, and no diminished quality conditions. Includes trout hatchery water requirements graph. 19790807August 7, 1979
Application Processing 17 Acceptable Rates of Irrigation Flow for Small Acreages
Higher diversion rate when irrigation is ≤ 5 acres of 0.03 cfs per acre due to system requirements. 19790919September 19, 1979
Application Processing 18 Definition of "Municipal" Processing Applications and Amendments and Determining Beneficial Use for Non-RAFN Municipal Water Rights
Uses include domestic, irrigation, stock, fire protection, recreation, commercial, and industrial. Describes who can apply for a municipal right. 19791105November 5, 1979 20091019October 19, 2009
Application Processing 20 Big Wood River Appropriations
Hold on new appropriations upstream from Magic Reservoir. Includes map of Big Wood River Drainage. 19800122January 22, 1980
Application Processing 22 Definition of "Domestic"
Single household domestic includes stock and irrigation as long as it uses ≤13,000 gpd and general domestic is for multi-home water systems. Includes rate of flow vs # of houses graph. 19800604June 4, 1980
Application Processing 23 Rate of Flow for Heating Use
Methods for determining rate of flow for geothermal heating systems for initial permit review. 19800908September 8, 1980 19920928September 28, 1992
Application Processing 24 Approval of Permits for Power Purposes
Processing guidance for regional and state offices, FERC and PUC requirements, and method for calculating reasonable rate of flow. 19801201December 1, 1980 19860619June 19, 1986
Application Processing 26 Bear River Appropriations
Hold on new appropriations from Bear River and its tributaries. 19820201February 1, 1982
Application Processing 27 Appropriation of Water within Irrigation Districts & Canal Company Areas
No permits issued without permission in writing when using a constructed conveyance, and certain conditions apply when using a constructed drain or natural channel that may interfere with the canal company or irrigation district. 19810908September 8, 1981
Application Processing 31 In-Stream Stockwatering
The water user doesn't have to file an application for in-stream stockwater. However, the only way to develop a new water right for a system where there is a diversion from a surface water source is by filing an application for permit. 19840906September 6, 1984
Application Processing 36 Acknowledgement of Submittal of an Application for Permit
Acknowledgement letter template for new application of permit received by mail—must be mailed in a timely manner. 19860124January 24, 1986
Application Processing 37 Voiding Applications for Permit with Respect to Idaho Code § 42-204 Terminology of Adverse Action on Various Water Right Filings
Adverse action terminology: continue, cancel, void, reject, deny, or partially approve. See memo for definitions and when to apply them. 19860310March 10, 1986 19890316March 16, 1989
Application Processing 39 Process for Voiding, Canceling, or Rejecting Applications & Permits
It's preferable to give applicant notice prior to the issuance of a final order in writing with a response time. See example letter within memo. 19860911September 11, 1986
Application Processing 42 Location of Springs - Legal Description
Must be described to the 10 acre tract except when it is not possible, then the point of diversion must be identified by landmarks and maps. 19880106January 6, 1988
Application Processing 44 Legal Advertisements
Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 60-113 by adding the regional office contact information to the legal notices for water right filings. 19890130January 30, 1989
Application Processing 45 Processing of Applications in the Non-Trust Water Area
Most DCMI and non-consumptive applications for permit can be processed without special conditions and irrigation will be on a case-by-case basis. 19890301March 1, 1989
Application Processing 47 Domestic and Stock water Filings in Critical Groundwater Areas and Groundwater Management Areas Approval Policy - Supplement to Application Processing Memo No. 47, Amended May 20, 1992
Follow any existing management plan for GWMA or CGWMA; permits will be issued for § 42-111 domestic uses and permits will be issued in a GWMA for a community well but not in a CGWMA. 19900201February 1, 1990 19920917September 17, 1992
Application Processing 48 Idaho Code § 42-203A, Conservation Criterion Section 42-203A, Idaho Code - Conservation Criterion
Added for the purpose of helping to regulate the out of state diversion of Idaho's water. 19901009October 9, 1990
Application Processing 49 Applications Proposing Direct Diversion from the Snake River for Irrigation Use Associated with Domestic Use
In trust water area, DCMI are exempt from restrictions. Note: Irrigation must be ≤ 3 acres and be associated with a domestic use. 19901231December 31, 1990
Application Processing 51 Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Ground Water
When conducting a field exam there will be certain times when using a theoretical measurement is acceptable—use the flow chart within this memo. This memo also provides procedure for calculating rate of flow and formulas. 19901101November 1, 1990 19910507May 7, 1991
Application Processing 52 Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use
Maps and guidelines on standard season; use the standard regardless of what's on the application for permit. When dealing with a transfer, use what was decreed or licensed—can use condition to include new standard. 19920427April 27, 1992 19991012October 12, 1999
Application Processing 58 Multiple Sources on One Application for Permit
There should only be one source per application unless the systems are physically connected. 19930802August 2, 1993
Application Processing 59 Processing of Applications to Appropriate Water in the Lower Boise River Basin Administrative Basin 63
Surface water upstream of Star Bridge will be denied or require mitigation. Groundwater shallower than 200 ft in designated area will be held (see map and exceptions). Development of Boise Front GWMA and SE Boise GWMA. 19960620June 20, 1996 20080222February 22, 2008
Application Processing 60 Irrigation Diversion Rate for Turf Grass in Public Areas
These may require higher diversion rate. To calculate irrigation diversion rate, divide diversion rate based on continuous operation by the ratio of actual hours of operation/day to 24 hrs/day. 19960815August 15, 1996
Application Processing 61 Water Right Filing Requirements for Industrial Waste Water Use and Treatment (Interim Policy)
Waste water treatment can be authorized under industrial use as long as it doesn't exceed the current water right's constraints. If treatment method is changed to land application for beneficial use a transfer must be filed to include the new use. 19960927September 27, 1996
Application Processing 62 Public Interest Consideration - Small Stream Appropriations
When new appropriation from a stream is requested, staff must get comments from IDFG. Public interest must be protected. 19980728July 28, 1998
Application Processing 64 Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach
A copy of the application should be provided to the Water Planning Bureau for review and comment if the action will affect a MSF reach. 19990816August 16, 1999
Application Processing 65 Diversions from State Protected River Reaches
All applications on a protected stream reach need to be conditioned to avoid prohibitions defined in the Comprehensive State Water Plan. 20000124January 24, 2000
Application Processing 66 Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer
How to calculate filing fees for certain categories to ensure consistency. 20010102January 2, 2001 20171018October 18, 2017
Application Processing 67 Permitting Requirements for Ponds
Maximum Daily Water Use for Domestic Purposes
Water right required when water is diverted and/or when there is a beneficial use of water. This applies to the following: diffused surface water, incidental ponds, distribution ponds, wastewater treatment, and natural ponds. Guidance is provided for evaluation of the above and also domestic exemption. 20030228February 28, 2003
Application Processing 68 Conditional Protest Withdrawal for Resolution of a Contested Application
If protest withdrawal proposes conditions the department must determine they are appropriate. If they are unacceptable a letter of explanation must be sent, if they are acceptable then an acknowledgment of withdrawal should be made. 20030729July 29, 2003
Application Processing 69 Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes
Application Processing 70 Partial Decrees for Wild & Scenic River Water Rights, Stipulation for Settlement of Wild & Scenic River Dispute
Subordination provisions, partial decree provisions, permitting and licensing in Wild & Scenic watersheds, administration and regulation 20091030October 30, 2009
Application Processing 71 Water Rights Dedicated for Mitigation Protected from Forfeiture Describing Mitigation in Water Right Records
Scenarios where mitigation right will not be forfeited: change in use of right to ground water recharge, mitigating a transfer, permit, or exchange by non-use, release of storage water, or water to be left in a ditch or canal. 20100503May 3, 2010 20151104November 4, 2015
Application Processing 72 Evaluation of Mitigation Plans for Water Right Permits
Mitigation plan is necessary when an area is closed to new appropriations or where water supply isn't sufficient. The applicant must submit a depletion analysis, type of plan (I,II), source of mitigation water, quantity, method & location of delivery, proof that confirms validity of right and ownership documentation. 20100503May 3, 2010 20151104November 4, 2015
Application Processing 73 Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments
Statement of the policy and practical implementation of the 24-hour fill allowance that historically been used by the Department. 20130418April 18, 2013
Application Processing 74 RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook
Recommendations for the Processing of Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN) Municipal Water Rights at the Time of Application, Licensing, and Transfer 20131113November 13, 2013 20150316March 16, 2015
Application Processing 75 Term Limits for Hydropower Use
General guidance regarding lengths of terms for hydropower rights and how the terms will be stated in the conditions of future water rights for power generation. 20140113January 13, 2014
Application Processing 76 Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs
Pond Loss Calculation
Memo establishing guidelines for reviewing seepage losses from ponds and reservoirs to ensure that water rights for storage promote efficiency by meeting a reasonable conservation standard. 20150305March 5, 2015
Application Processing 77 Processing Applications to Appropriate Trust Water
Memo establishing practices for processing applications to appropriate trust water flows. 20190718July 18, 2019
Claims 1 Acceptable Form for Claim to a Water Right
Guidance to IDWR staff members for determining when a statutory claim filed pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-243 is acceptable for filing. 19830601June 1, 1983
Claims 3 Legal Advertisements
Dam Safety 1 Dam Safety Program Procedures Safety of Dams Program Procedures for Water Storage Dams
Instructions and guidelines for state and region office engineers assigned dam safety duties. 19750725July 25, 1975 20180511May 11, 2018
Dam Safety 2 Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach
Drilling Permits 2 Proof B/U and Drilling Permit Considerations Proof of Beneficial Use and Drilling Permit Considerations
Guidance to staff regarding compliance with drilling permit and well report requirements when reviewing groundwater right permit proof of beneficial use or extension of time. 19881219December 19, 1988
Drilling Permits 4 Drilling Permits Approvals
Guidance to staff clarifying that drilling permits for domestic wells should be limited to no more than 8 inches unless the driller or owner can justify a larger diameter based on guidance criteria. 19941201December 1, 1994 20131220December 20, 2013
Water Right Licensing 1 Municipal Licensing Procedures Processing Applications and Amendments and Determining Beneficial Use for Non-RAFN Municipal Water Rights
Rate of diversion recommended should be the capacity of the system unless it exceeds the permitted amount. Fire protection and municipal uses don't have a volume component. 19750407April 7, 1975 20091019October 19, 2009
Water Right Licensing 3 Licensing Examinations
If measuring device is required and not yet installed, cannot issue a license. Files need to be kept at regional office until the permit holder complies or requests for the removal of condition. 19830713July 13, 1983
Water Right Licensing 4 Annual Volume Usage in U.S. Forest Service Campgrounds
Standard single in-house domestic of 0.6 af/season should be used (see equation in memo). 19870126January 26, 1987
Water Right Licensing 5 Exam Fee Single Family Domestic Use, Stockwater, & Other Small Uses License Examination Fee Applicability
Idaho Code § 42-111 domestic use from a groundwater source does not require a beneficial use examination fee. 19870407April 7, 1987 19911101November 1, 1991
Water Right Licensing 7 Claim to Water Right Overlaps
When water rights share places of use or points of diversion, IDWR staff members should put combined limit conditions on the water right licenses to avoid enlargement of use. 19891227December 27, 1989
Water Right Licensing 9 Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use
Water Right Licensing 10 Verification of Place of Use During Beneficial Use Exams
Aerial photo is required for a field exam for evidence of beneficial use. Photos are strongly recommended as well. 19960311March 11, 1996
Water Right Licensing 11 Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume
For fish propagation rights, do not include facility volume on permit or license and after claim is filed in SRBA, period of non-use should be considered. 20000324March 24, 2000
Water Right Licensing 12 Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments
Water Right Licensing 13 RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook
Water Right Licensing 14 Term Limits for Hydropower Use
Water Right Licensing 15 Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs
Illegal Diversion of Water
Illegal Diversion of Water 1 Use of Trees on Active Tailings Impoundment Structures Constructed by the Upstream Method 19870219February 19, 1987
Illegal Diversion of Water 3 Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Use, Storage, or Diversion of Water without a Valid Water Right or Required Authorization 20151009October 9, 2015
Miscellaneous 1 Data Processing
IDWR must have a department-wide, comprehensive plan for acquiring computer hardware. 19871231December 31, 1987
Miscellaneous 2 Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities
Delegates signature authority for IDWR program duties to bureau chiefs, regional managers, section managers, and other designated staff. 19881003October 3, 1988 20100615June 15, 2010help
Miscellaneous 3 Receptionist Relief
Describes how IDWR staff members will assume reception duties when the regular receptionist is not available due to vacation leave, illness, lunch break, and so forth. 19880218February 18, 1988 20191210December 10, 2019help
Miscellaneous 5 FERC Routing
Implements an internal routing process for notices pertaining to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") notices. 19890127January 27, 1989
Miscellaneous 6 Purchasing Policies and Procedures
Centralizes IDWR purchasing duties. 19890911September 11, 1989
Miscellaneous 7 Injection Well Permitting, Division of Responsibilities
For Class V injection wells, divides the review and processing functions between IDWR's state office and regional offices. 19910318March 18, 1991
Miscellaneous 8 Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells
Assigns to the Water Management Division Administrator the responsibility for deciding to grant exceptions to the requirement that low-temperature geothermal resources be used primarily for their heat value. Also assigns to the Division Administrator the final decision authority for removal of a bond for a low-temperature geothermal well. 19910429April 29, 1991
Miscellaneous 9 Firearms, Badges, and Threatening Situations
None of IDWR's employees are authorized to carry or use a firearm on the job. 19920731July 31, 1992
Miscellaneous 10 Indexing of Precedential Agency Orders
Instructs IDWR staff members to index precedential agency orders so they are available for public use and for reference by IDWR hearing officers. 19930721July 21, 1993
Miscellaneous 11 Availability of Agency Guidance Documents
Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 67-5250 by making agency guidance documents available for public inspection. 19950509May 9, 1995
Miscellaneous 12 Entry Upon Private Property for Routine (Non-Enforcement) Investigations and Data Collection
Instructs IDWR staff members to make reasonable efforts to obtain the permission of the land owner before entering private land. 20030916September 16, 2003
Miscellaneous 13 Guidelines for Communication with Outside Attorneys
Instructs IDWR staff members to avoid discussing matters that are currently in litigation and to seek advice from a Deputy Attorney General before discussing matters that are likely to be litigated. 20050425April 25, 2005
Miscellaneous 14 Water Level Measurement Equipment Disinfection Procedure
Instructs IDWR staff members to avoid source water contamination by disinfecting water level measuring equipment. 20060907September 7, 2006
Miscellaneous 15 Multiple Pumps in a Single Well for Domestic Purposes
IDWR will interpret an application for drilling permit to construct a single well that will house separate pumps and associated separate delivery systems as an application to drill a well for domestic purposes provided each individual pump and delivery system satisfies the limitations of Idaho Code § 42-111. 20070604June 4, 2007
Miscellaneous 16 Crop consumptive Use Data for Water Right Review
Instructs IDWR staff members to stop accepting consumptive use estimations based on the 1983 Allen and Brockway data and instead to use the 2006 Allen and Robison data, which superseded the 1983 data, or other reasonable water use data. 20080211February 11, 2008
Miscellaneous 17 Water Administration Division Reorganization
Instructs adjudication staff members in the regional offices to report up through the regional managers rather than through the Adjudication Bureau Chief. 20080625June 25, 2008
Miscellaneous 18 Temporary Delegation of Division Administrator(s) Duties Described in IDWR Policy Documents
Because the division administrator position will remain vacant, delegates decision-making authority to bureau chiefs and regional managers. 20100616June 16, 2010
Miscellaneous 19 Processing Exempt Hydropower Uses in Canals or Conduits
Establishes IDWR internal procedures for processing notices submitted pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-201(9), which exempts incidental power generation in a canal or conduit from the water right filing requirement. 20160623June 23, 2016
Multiple Programs 1 Descriptions of Places of Use
Guidance for displaying and changing spatial and tabular place of use descriptions for water rights with generally-described service areas. See Idaho Code § 42-219 and § 42-1411. 20041213December 13, 2004 20100318March 18, 2010
Multiple Programs 2 Forfeiture Review Period
Addresses the timing questions that arise during forfeiture review by giving IDWR employees a simple, uniform way to calculate the period of non-use. 20120305March 5, 2012
Water Appropriation Permit Processing
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 1 Reinstatements and Extensions of Time
Upon showing of reasonable cause and within 60 days of notice, a reinstatement or extension will be granted. 19750407April 7, 1975
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 2 Priority to be Assigned to Permits When Proof is Due
The priority date will be reduced by the number of days the proof is late. 19690815August 15, 1969
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 3 Measuring Device Requirement and Removal Waiving Measuring Device Requirements
The order removing a measuring device must be signed by the Director or the Administrator 19750625June 25, 1975 20120404April 4, 2012
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 4 Extensions of Time for Water Right Permits
Extensions will be returned to permit holder by the region or state office when there are deficiencies. All others will be sent to state office and will be processed and receipted when extension of time appears valid. 19801212December 12, 1980
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 5 Amendment of an Application for Permit or a Permit Changes to Water Right Applications
Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: the department never should write on an application w/o the applicant's initials and additional information should be requested in writing. 19820428April 28, 1982 20000112January 12, 2000
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 6 Point of Diversion Description
Amendment is needed to change the tract a POD is in if it's different from what's on the permit. A transfer is needed when it's a claim, license or decree even if they're just adding a POD in same tract. 19840510May 10, 1984
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 8 Field Exams for State of Idaho, Dept. of Lands Permits Beneficial Use Examinations for Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service Permits
No on-site visit necessary—use agency records. 19850820August 20, 1985 19951107November 7, 1995
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 9 Process for Voiding, Canceling, or Rejecting Applications and Permits
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 10 Proof Submittal
Proof can be accepted if filed by a third party as long as they can show their interest in the property and permit and that the permit holder of record can't be reached. 19881201December 1, 1988
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 11 Field Examinations for CRP Lands
Exams should be conducted on CRP lands even if the system is no longer operating. 19890201February 1, 1989
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 12 Proof of Beneficial Use and Drilling Permits Considerations Proof of B/U and Drilling Permit Considerations
Before proof is acceptable compliance with drilling permit and well log filing requirements need to be checked. 19881219December 19, 1988
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 13 Legal Advertisements
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 16 Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Ground Water
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 18 Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 19 Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 20 RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook
Water Appropriation Permit Processing 21 Term Limits for Hydropower Use
Records 1 Document Filing System Organization of Water Right Files
Establishes how documents will be organized in water right paper files. 19750421April 21, 1975 20120323March 23, 2012
Records 2 Approval of Watermaster Reports; Certificates of Appointment of Watermasters, Flood Control District Commissions, and others; and Claim Review
Establishes IDWR practices for approving watermaster reports, issuing watermaster certificates of approval, and accepting claims filed pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-225(a). 19750623June 23, 1975
Records 3 Protests
Instructs IDWR staff members to inform protestants that if they are claiming a proposed appropriation will interfere with their water rights, they must identify the permits, licenses, or decreed rights, or establish the existence of constitutional rig 19750623June 23, 1975
Records 4 Fees for Research or Computer Data Services Charges for Research or Computer Data Services
Establishes how IDWR calculates the fee it will charge pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-221(J) for research services. 19800714July 14, 1980 20080708July 8, 2008
Records 7 Charges for Copies Fees for Copies
Establishes the fees IDWR will charge for making copies of public records. 19821025October 25, 1982 20110819August 19, 2011
Records 9 Processing Notice of Change in Water Right Ownership and Associated Updates to Water Right Records
Guidance for the review and processing of notices to change WR ownership and for making associated updates 20080805August 5, 2008 20150521May 21, 2015
Records 10 Receiving Time-Sensitive Filings at the Salmon Field Office
Specific services provided by the Salmon Field Office. 20161205December 5, 2016
Records 11 Scanning & Profiling Standards for Water Right Documents
Guidance for acceptable formats when scanning documents. 20180308March 8, 2018
Stream Channel Alterations 8 Stream Channel Alterations
Guidance to staff describing a standard format for drafting permits 19910226February 26, 1991
Stream Channel Alterations 10 Outside Agency Comments
Guidance to staff clarifying consideration of comments from other state agencies which are required by Idaho Code § 42-3804 19940928September 28, 1994
Water Right Transfer Processing
Water Right Transfer Processing 7 Sample Calculations for Change in Nature of Use
Table of consumptive use and consumptive irrigation requirements for quantitative evaluation to avoid expansion. Includes map, tables, and examples.	 19820924September 24, 1982 19841029October 29, 1984
Water Right Transfer Processing 8 Point of Diversion Description
Water Right Transfer Processing 9 Transfer of a Decreed Water Right
If a decree identifies a tract as the POU rather than a defined number of acres within the tract the applicant must provide an aerial photo from which the number of acres irrigation in tract can be determined. 19840807August 7, 1984
Water Right Transfer Processing 11 Legal Advertisements
Adding the regional offices contact information to the legal notice to avoid confusion on the location of the application for permit/transfer. 19890130January 30, 1989
Water Right Transfer Processing 13 Transfers of a Water Right - Confirmation of Change
Changed authorized by transfer need to be accomplished within 1 year. Department may verify through field exam. 19901009October 9, 1990
Water Right Transfer Processing 14 Transfer Approvals
In order to minimize opportunity that users can preclude the review of water rights for which transfers have recently been approved, a condition has been added as a standard to transfers that are in the SRBA. 19910131January 31, 1991
Water Right Transfer Processing 15 Transfer Application Processing & SRBA Claim Amendments
When a statutory right is changed by an approved transfer, the claim must be amended. Each approved transfer will be treated as the departments notice of an amendment to the claim. 19910603June 3, 1991
Water Right Transfer Processing 16 Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use
Water Right Transfer Processing 18 Implementation of § 42-222A, Idaho Code - Temporary Change Authority for Existing Water Rights Idaho Code § 42-222A - Temporary Changes to Water Rights During Drought Conditions
Guidance regarding temporary changes to water rights during drought conditions. 19940623June 23, 1994 20140514May 14, 2014
Water Right Transfer Processing 19 Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach
A copy of the application should be provided to the Water Planning Bureau for review and comment if the action will affect a MSF reach 19990816August 16, 1999
Water Right Transfer Processing 20 Changes to Water Right Applications
Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: the department never should write on an application w/o the applicant's initials and additional information should be requested in writing. 20000112January 12, 2000
Water Right Transfer Processing 21 Diversions from State Protected River Reaches
All applications on a protected stream reach need to be conditioned to avoid prohibitions defined in the Comprehensive State Water Plan 20000124January 24, 2000
Water Right Transfer Processing 22 Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume
Water Right Transfer Processing 23 Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer
Water Right Transfer Processing 24 Transfer Processing Policies & Procedures (Interim Policies & Procedures Currently Applicable for Applications to Transfer Ground Water in the Eastern Snake River Plain Only)
Guidance for evaluating if the proposed transfer would injure other water rights, cause enlargement, be of beneficial use, be in local public interest, be consistent with conservation of Idaho water resources, and impact the agriculture base of the local area. Also need to evaluate if the water right is valid and does the applicant have the authority to file. 20021030October 30, 2002 20091221December 21, 2009
Water Right Transfer Processing 25 Conditional Protest Withdrawal for Resolution of a Contested Application
Water Right Transfer Processing 26 Consumptive Use for Ponds
The annual volume of consumptive use associated with evaporation from ponds can be considered equivalent to the mean annual consumptive irrigation requirement for alfalfa hay. 20040223February 23, 2004
Water Right Transfer Processing 27 Water Rights Dedicated for Mitigation Protected from Forfeiture Describing Mitigation in Water Right Records
Water Right Transfer Processing 28 Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments
Water Right Transfer Processing 29 RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook
Water Right Transfer Processing 30 Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs
Water Delivery 2 Irrigation Season
This memo serves as staff guidance regarding applicable season of use dates for old decreed water rights that lack such dates and have not been superseded by a partial decree in a recent general water rights adjudication. 19920618June 18, 1992
Water Delivery 3 Partial Decrees for Wild & Scenic River Water Rights, Stipulation for Settlement of Wild & Scenic River Dispute
This memorandum interprets language within the Wild & Scenic Rivers Agreement and the SRBA Wild & Scenic Water Rights partial decrees for purposes of recording, tracking, and administering water rights in the watersheds of the Wild & Scenic Water Rights 20091030October 30, 2009
Water Supply Bank 1 Organizational Structure of the Water Supply Bank
Describes the roles of the Water Supply Bank Program Coordinator, the Water Allocation Bureau, and the local rental pool committees in administering the Water Supply Bank for the Water Resource Board. 20140314March 14, 2014
Water Supply Bank 2 Establishing Timeframes and Priorities for Receiving and Reviewing Rental Applications, Guidance on Rental Fee Refund Requests, and Guidance on Requests to Release Lease Contracts from the Board's Bank
Instructs IDWR staff members to emphasize processing of Water Supply Bank rental applications during the November to April period so that most approvals can be completed by the beginning of the irrigation season. Adopts the practice of not accepting rental applications before November 1 of the year preceding the proposed use. Instructs IDWR staff regarding IWRB policy on refunds for canceled rentals. Implements the IWRB policy not to cancel leases while the water rights are being rented. 20140321March 21, 2014
Water Supply Bank 3 Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs
Well Construction 7 Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes
Well Construction 8 Guidance for Groundwater Protection Program Well Inspections and Reporting
Staff guidance outlining program priorities to achieve consistent well drilling inspections and reporting that align with IDWR's Strategic Plan. 20130513May 13, 2013
Well Construction 9 Guidance Regarding Decommissioning of Bore Holes Drilled for Collecting Soil or Rock Samples, Determining Geologic Properties or Mineral Mxploration
Guidance for decommissioning bore holes for geologic investigation or mineral exploration, including those that are exempt from drilling permit requirements. 20150122January 22, 2015
Well Drillers 6 Well Drilling Enforcement Policy
Guidance for investigation and remedy of violations related to non-compliance with well construction and well driller licensing rules and statutes. (Supersedes Well Drillers Administrative Memo No. 5) 20071120November 20, 2007