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Terms used in the water right you receive from IDWR

Basis of Claim: The method that was used to establish your claim. Examples include prior decree, posted notice, beneficial use (historical) method, license, permit.

Dual Based Claims: In some cases, the federal government has claimed one right under two theories: a state law basis and a federal law basis. Both theories will be reported on one form for that single water right. In most cases, the priority dates are different and will be listed separately. The federal law basis is separately indicated in a box.

IDWR does not investigate or make recommendations regarding federal law based claims.

Name and Address: Your name and address should appear here. IDWR will use the most recent name and address in their records for the water right.

Place of Use: The legal location where you use your water right; generally described as 1/4 1/4 sections down to a 40-acre tract. Other legal descriptions that might be used are: government lots, block, subdivision, parcel numbers, townsite names, mining claim information, homestead entry surveys and other survey information.

Point of Diversion: The legal location where you divert water from its source; generally described as 1/4 1/4 sections down to a 40-acre tract, or smaller. Other legal descriptions that might be used are: government lots, block, subdivision, parcel numbers, townsite names, mining claim information, homestead entry surveys and other survey information. Legal locations for instream flow claims are marked with a beginning point and an ending point.

Priority Date: The date used to determine the priority of your right in relation to other rights using water from the same source.

Purpose of Use: This report only deals with claims for small domestic and/or stock water uses, such as yours.

"Domestic right" means a right to the use of water for homes, organization camps, public campgrounds, livestock, and for any other purpose in connection with these uses, including irrigation of up to one-half acre of land. "Stock water right" means a right to the use of water solely for livestock or wildlife. Period of use: The period of time during the year when you can use the water for your right.

Quantity: The amount of water recommended in either cubic feet per second (cfs) and/or the volume of water in acre feet per year (AFY). Each of these small domestic and/or stock water claims is not to exceed 13,000 gallons per day.

Right Number: Your water right is identified by a number assigned by IDWR. The first two digits identify IDWR's administrative basin number; for example, 71 or 72. If you want to see a map of all IDWR administrative basins, please select BASINS.

Source: The name and/or type of the source where you divert your water. For example: "groundwater," "unnamed spring," "Common Creek."