UIC Rules

IDAPA 37.03.03

The IWRB is negotiating these rules as part of its requirement to review each rule every 5 years consistent with the Governor’s Zero-Based Regulation Executive Order 2020-01.

Scheduled Meetings and Deadlines

Meeting Notice and Agenda – July 17, 2024
Meeting Notice and Agenda – May 15, 2024
Meeting Notice and Agenda – July 27, 2023
Meeting Notice and Agenda – June 01, 2023
Public Meeting: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Agenda – April 27, 2023

Documents

Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV5 Clean) – July 17, 2024
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV5 with Redlines) – May 15, 2024
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV4 Clean) – May 15, 2024
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV4 with Redlines) – May 15, 2024
UIC Rulemaking IWRB Update – August 16, 2023
Negotiated Rulemaking Public Meeting Attendance Roster – July 27, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV3 Clean) – July 27, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV3 with Redlines) – July 27, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV2 Clean) – June 01, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV2 with Redlines) – June 01, 2023
Negotiated Rulemaking Public Meeting Attendance Roster – June 01, 2023
Public Meeting Presentation – April 27, 2023
Negotiated Rulemaking Public Meeting Attendance Roster – April 27, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV1 Clean) – April 27, 2023
Draft Injection Well Rules (Strawman REV1 with Redlines) – April 27, 2023
IDAPA 37.03.03 Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking – April 27, 2023
37.03.03 Prospective Analysis Document – April 05, 2023
37.03.03 Rulemaking Recommendation Memo– January 13, 2023

Comments

Comments may be sent by email or mail to rulesinfo@idwr.idaho.gov or

IDWR Rules Review Officer
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

When submitting comments, please cite the docket number or IDAPA rule chapter to which your remarks apply. Please be aware that your comments will become part of the public rulemaking record, and may be published to IDWR’s webpage.

Written Comments from City of Boise– May 24, 2024
Written Comments from Idaho Conservation League – June 22, 2023
Written Comments from City of Boise – June 19, 2023
Written Comments from City of Middleton – June 13, 2023
Written Comments from Idaho Conservation League – May 11, 2023
Written Comments from City of Boise – May 10, 2023
Written Comments from City of Middleton – May 1, 2023

Terminology

Curtailment

Reducing or restricting the use of surface or groundwater based on priority date.

Delivery Call

A request from a water right holder for the administration of water rights under the prior appropriation doctrine. See IDAPA 37.03.11 for more detail.

Mitigation Plan

A document submitted by a junior-priority groundwater right holder and approved by the Director (as provided in Rule 043) that identifies actions and measures to prevent, or compensate holders of senior-priority water rights for, material injury caused by the diversion and use of water by the junior-priority groundwater rights holders within an area having a common groundwater supply. See IDAPA 37.03.11 for more detail.