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Applications, Forms & Fees

Address Changes

Change in Address [PDF] 

Beneficial Use

Proof Of Beneficial Use [PDF] and Instructions and Fee Schedule

Request For Extension Of Time For Proof Of Beneficial Use [PDF] Instructions [PDF]

Application For Extension Of Time To Avoid Forfeiture Of A Water Right [PDF]

Resumption of Beneficial Use [PDF] form, for use when proving resumption of use for a water right, after an Application for Extension of Time to Avoid Forfeiture was granted. 

Changes in Use

Application For Transfer Of Water Right [PDF] & Instructions [PDF]

Temporary Change Application [PDF]

Examiners

Beneficial Use Field Report [PDF]

Certified Water Rights Examiner Application [PDF]

Exchanges

Application For Exchange of Water [PDF] & Instructions [PDF]

Instream Stockwater Notices

Notice of  Diversion as an Alternative to Instream Stockwater Use  [PDF]

Instructions for completing the above form. [PDF]

Ownership

Notice of Change in Water Right Ownership [PDF]

Notice of Security Interest in a Water Right [PDF] and Request for Notification of Change in Ownership or action to Amend, Transfer, or Modify a Water Right.

Assignment Of Permit [PDF]

Assignment Of Application For Permit [PDF]

Permits and Claims

Application For Permit [PDF] & Instructions [PDF]

Application For Amendment Of A Permit [PDF]

Application for Temporary Approval of Water Appropriation [PDF] & Instructions [PDF]

Statutory Claim to a Water Right [PDF] (for a non-SRBA claim) & Instructions for Filing a Statutory Claim to a Water Right  [PDF]  (For a Notice of Claim form for filing in the SRBA, refer to: Snake River Basin Adjudication.)

Affidavit For Water Rights To Be Used For Power Purposes [PDF]

Relinquishment of a Permit [PDF]

Protest

Notice of Protest [PDF]

Water Bank

Application To Sell Or Lease A Water Right To The Water Supply Bank [PDF]

Application To Rent Water From The Water Supply Bank [PDF]

Water Rights Fee Schedules

New Application Fee Schedule [PDF]

Exchange Fee Schedule [PDF]

Transfer Fee Schedule [PDF]

License Examination Fee Schedule [PDF] included with the instructions for filing a Proof of Beneficial Use form.  

Statutory Claims

You can file a statutory claim to record a beneficial use of water established before the mandatory permit requirement dates:

Mar 25 1963 - Ground Water

May 20 1971 - Surface Water

Mar 25 1963 - Claims to ground water for domestic purposes as defined in Section 42-111 Idaho Code, are acceptable regardless of the date the use was established.

Statutory Claim [PDF] Statutory Claim Instructions (Non-SRBA)

For a water use within the Snake River drainage, file a notice of claim in the Snake River Basin Adjudication.

IDWR Rules

Index of IDAPA 37

Water Right Rules.

Statutes

Idaho Code Chapter 42   applicable to water rights.