Snake River Basin Adjudication

A massive administrative and legal process begun in 1987 designed to sort out more than 170,000 individual claims for water rights from the Snake River and its tributaries. More history...

Our pamphlet, "An Idaho Water Rights Primer", is very useful in understanding the terms used in water rights. 

Your Water Right Claim

Change Ownership Or Address Info
Current Status Of Your Claim
Definitions for Water Right Elements  
Forms for extensions, objections, and filing.

View Examples Of The Water Right You Will Receive:
Sample 1   Sample 2   Sample 3

Courts and the SRBA

SRBA Idaho Supreme Court Decisions
SRBA District Court Decisions
SRBA Court Homepage

Forecasts

Graphic presentations of processing forecasts. Use the buttons below the introduction graphic to navigate.
Domestic and Stock Water Claims (3 pages of charts)
Irrigation and Other Claims (4 pages of charts)
Overall Srba Planning Forecast (3 pages of charts)

News Releases

Snake River Basin Adjudication District Court releases are issued jointly by IDWR and the Court. Read the latest.

Reports, Issues & Presentations

Basin Issues & Director's Reports
Basin Reports Review the issues reports for particular basins or read the director's reports (the recommmendation from IDWR to the SRBA Court regarding basin water rights).

Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Management Areas
Director Dreher's Presentation regarding the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Management Areas

Progress and Status Reports of the SRBA
Latest SRBA Status Report[PDF]
Graphic Overview Presentation[PDF] of the SRBA's progress as of July 16, 2002.

Presentations from the 2000 Western States Adjudication Conference
Review presentations from the Sun Valley conference held in October 2000.

Research A Claim

Two Ways to Search:

Text-based Search

Map-based Search

We would appreciate your feedback (positive and negative) about these searches.

Tips for Successful Searches:

• Text searches tend to be faster than map searches.
• Use two factors (such as last name and source). More slows the search.
• Maps work best with a fast connection.
• Searches work best during the off-peak early morning and late afternoon.
• Allow some time for the search to take place.

Additional tips are available in our Internet Research Guide[PDF]

Quality Service

Our Commitment To You
Continuous improvements: Quality Handbook[PDF].

Our Award
The SRBA is a proud recipient of the Idaho Quality Award for demonstrated interest in adopting and applying quality principles of service to our constituency.