Moratorium Orders

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April 14, 2009
Final Order Extending Moratorium
Order extending the existing Moratorium associated with the Boise Front Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Ground Water Management Area for an additional five years was signed on April 14, 2009 by Director Dave Tuthill.

April 17, 2008
Twin Falls Geothermal GWMA Moratorium
Order extending the existing moratorium in the Twin Falls ground water management area until April 1, 2013.

November 25, 2003
Boise Front GWMA Moratorium Extension
Order extending existing moratorium in the Boise Front Low Temperature Geothermal Resource GWMA.

November 9, 2005
Order Rescinding Salmon - Clearwater Basin Moratorium and Wilderness Moratorium

August 31, 2004
Final Moratorium Order and Final Order Dissolving the Bancroft-Lund Ground Water Management Area

October 26, 1999
Wilderness Area Moratorium
A final order putting in place a moratorium on applications and permits for the diversion and use of surface water and ground water in and tributary to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, Gospel-Hump Wilderness Area, and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area. Note: This moratorium was rescinded on November 9, 2005.

May 3, 1995
Boise River Drainage
An amended moratorium order removing the Boise River drainage from the moratorium established in1992 for the Snake River Basin. Subject to conditions to protect existing water users within the Boise River drainage.

April 30, 1993
Salmon and Clearwater River Basins
This order established a moratorium on the processing of applications to appropriate surface water within the Salmon and Clearwater River basins. Note: This moratorium was recinded on November 9, 2005.

April 30, 1993
Eastern Snake Plain and Boise River Drainage
An amended moratorium order dealing with surface and ground water within the Eastern Snake River Plain area and the Boise River Drainage Area and rescinding redundant Mud Lake and Big Lost River moratorium orders.

January 6, 1993
Ground and Surface Water Upstream From Milner Dam
A moratorium order designed to replace the May 15, 1992 moratorium order for the non-trust water area. Note: This moratorium expired on December 31, 1997.

January 6, 1993
Order Amending Moratorium Order of May 15, 1992
A moratorium order that amended certain parts of the moratorium order originally issued May 15, 1992 dealing with applications for permits from ground and surface water upstream from the USGS gauge on the Snake River near Weiser. The order removed the non-trust water area from the original order. Note: Amended April 30, 1993.

May 15, 1992
Snake River Basin Upstream From Weiser
The original moratorium order dealing with the applications for permit for diversion and use of surface and ground water in the Snake River Basin upstream from the USGS gauge on the Snake River near Weiser. Note: Amended January 6, 1993.

June 10, 1988
Boise Front GWMA Moratorium
This order established a 5-year moratorium to prevent further development or additional use of the low temperature geothermal resource within the Boise Front Low Temperature Geothermal Resource GWMA. Note: This moratorium was extended for additional 5-year periods currently through November 25, 2008.

December 4, 1985
Banbury Hot Springs
Order staying approval of pending applications and suspending further development of existing permits for ground water use within the Banbury Hot Springs GWMA.