Certified Water Right Examiners

Find an Examiner

In Idaho, private certified water right examiners can be used to file beneficial use field reports on behalf of permit holders. A beneficial use field report can be prepared by a department appointed examiner and is required after proof of beneficial use is submitted to the department. When an examination is conducted by a certified water right examiner it must accompany the proof of beneficial use.



Become an Examiner

Certified water right examiners must be either a licensed professional engineer or a geologist who is registered in the state of Idaho. Only IDWR approved certified examiner can file Beneficial Use Field Reports.


Interested in becoming a certified Idaho Water Right Examiner? Complete our Certified Water Rights Examiner Application and file it with the department with the application fee. You may want to contact a local office or read the rules and statutes that govern an examiner.

Forms:

Statutes:

  • 42-217A - Idaho statute authorizing IDWR to certify water right examiners and collect related fees.

Rules: