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Change Of Water Right Ownership

Your Legal Obligation

Idaho law requires new property owners to notify the Department of Water Resources within 120 days of any change in mailing address or ownership that applies to all water rights on file with the Department.

Idaho law provides for a $100 late filing penalty.

Keep Updated with Your Current Address

The process is especially important for claims filed as part of the Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA). If your SRBA claim does not reflect your current address, you could miss out on important procedural notices that may directly affect your water right.

If you buy property that has with it a water right or SRBA claim, you need to make certain you are listed as the current owner and that your address is correct. This is done with a change of ownership form from IDWR. If your water right is still pending before the SRBA Court (i.e., a partial decree has not yet been issued), there is no fee for filing the change of ownership form.

Make a change

Download & print:
Change of Ownership[PDF]
Change of Address[PDF]

Follow the instructions provided carefully and be sure to sign the form.

Deliver or mail it to the nearest Regional IDWR Office. (Addresses are provided with the forms.)