Expand each section to find links to IDWR’s administrative guidance documents as defined by Executive Order 2020-02.
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjudication | 011 | Adjudication Claims for New Water Right Applications Guidance to assist claimants in filing a new water right application if, when assisting the customer, it becomes clear that the water use developed after the mandatory permit statue for the developed water source. | 20081023October 23, 2008 | |
| Adjudication | 022 | Late Fees for Adjudication Claims Requirements for assessing when late fees are applicable in connection with Idaho Code &sec; 42-1414(3). | 20081023October 23, 2008 | |
| Adjudication | 033 | Extensions of Time to File Adjudication Claims Request to file claim after filing deadline in adjudications other than SRBA | 20081023October 23, 2008 | |
| Adjudication | 044 | Domestic and/or Stockwater Claims Definitions that qualify claims that can file as domestic/stockwater | 20131030October 30, 2013 | |
| Adjudication | 055 | Transfers Accomplished transfer statute as it relates to a change in how a water right is used in the SRBA and NIA. | 20081215December 15, 2008 | |
| Adjudication | 099 | Rejection of Claims When a notice of claim may be rejected, and guidance for processing the rejected claim. | 20081215December 15, 2008 | |
| Adjudication | 1111 | Private and Diffused Waters This memo defines private and diffused surface water and provides guidance to agents regarding discussions with landowners considering filing a claim for such waters. | 20090831August 31, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 1212 | Multiple Sources on a Single Claim Guidance for claiming multiple sources for a single delivery system on one claim | 20090122January 22, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 13.013 | Claim Fees for Recently Adjudicated Water Rights Determine if fees required or exempt when water right is a part of a recent adjudication | 20160516May 16, 2016 | |
| Adjudication | 13.113A | Fees for Claims Filed in Snake 02, Hurd Gulch, and Fosha Adjudications Discussion regarding crediting fees paid for adjudication claims filed in Snake 02, Hurd Gulch, and Fosha Adjudications, to filing fees in the SRBA. | 20001113November 13, 2000 | |
| Adjudication | 1414 | Effect of Prior Decrees Guidance to file a claim in a water system of a prior adjudication that claimant was not a joined party in the adjudication | 20090122January 22, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 1515 | Preparing Domestic & Stockwater Claims for Data Entry Procedure to review and data enter claims and whether claimant contact might be necessary for additional information | 20090303March 3, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 16.316C | Reviewing Claims for Changes Based on Accomplished Transfers, Enlargements, or Expansions The accomplished transfer statute allows IDWR staff to recognize changes to certain elements of a water right depending on when those changes occurred. The enlargement statute authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right if the diversion rate is not increased. The expansion statue authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right in a critical ground water area if the diversion rate and volume are not increased. | 20120117January 17, 2012 | |
| Adjudication | 1717 | Deferral of Domestic and Stockwater Claims In the SRBA and NIA, small domestic and stockwater claims can be deferred and filed on at a later date. This memo describes which water rights are eligible for deferral for each adjudication and the consequences of a decision to file (or not to file) a notice of claim. | 20090303March 3, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 1818 | Changes in Address/Ownership Requirements for changing address or ownership on adjudication claim records at various stages in the adjudication process. | 20141226December 26, 2014 | |
| Adjudication | 1919 | Filing Fees for Multiple Purpose Claims Adjudication claim fees depend on the claimed use and the amount of water claimed. When multiple water uses are claimed, there is often a fee associated with each use claimed. | 20090311March 11, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 2121 | Expansions in Critical Groundwater Areas The expansion statue authorizes enlargement of certain elements of a water right in a critical groundwater area depending on when that enlargement took place, and if the diversion rate and volume are not increased. | 20090318March 18, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 2222 | Notice of Appearance by Attorney Guidance on acceptable documentation for a notice of appearance as well as sending communication in connection with a claim when the claimant is represented by an attorney | 20090318March 18, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 2323 | Effect of Mandatory Permit Statutes Discussion of the mandatory permit statute for groundwater and surface water and guidance how to process a claim with a priority date that is in violation of the mandatory permit statute | 20130904September 4, 2013 | |
| Adjudication | 2525 | Refund Policy Discussion around when a refund for claim fees can or cannot be processed | 20090413April 13, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 2626 | Data Entry Trail for Splitting or Combining Existing Water Rights Process for documenting the splitting and combining adjudication records | 20090413April 13, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 2828 | Exceptions Received Prior to the Filing of the Director’s Report An exception is information received that is contrary to a claim and how that information should be addressed | 20090420April 20, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 3030 | Point of Diversion: 10 Acre Tract Adjudication recommendations will only describe the point of diversion location to the 10-acre track if it has been determined in a previous administrative action | 20090420April 20, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 3131 | Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Groundwater Procedures for determining rates of flow, including theoretical calculations. Appendix 1 is a flow chart to determine if a flow measurement is required. | 19901101November 1, 1990 | 19910507May 7, 1991 |
| Adjudication | 32.232B | Adding Condition Codes to Adjudication Recommendations The Department uses conditions to further define the elements of water rights. This memo serves as a guide for the use of standard conditions and for the drafting of specific conditions to fit unique circumstances. | 20130809August 9, 2013 | |
| Adjudication | 3333 | Transfer Application Processing & SRBA Claim Amendments Provides direction for amending adjudication claims when a transfer has been filed. | 19910603June 3, 1991 | |
| Adjudication | 3434 | Diversion Volumes in Director’s Reports Guidance for recommending diversion volumes for ground water and exceptions. | 20021002October 2, 2002 | |
| Adjudication | 3636 | Water Use for Dairies Methods for quantifying the diversion rate and volume for dairies including consumptive use. | 19920512May 12, 1992 | |
| Adjudication | 3939 | Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use IDWR standard irrigation consumptive use requirements, irrigation field headgate requirements, and standard irrigation season of use maps. | 19920427April 27, 1992 | 19991012October 12, 1999 |
| Adjudication | 40.140A | Notice of Error Procedure Procedures for addressing Notice of Error for the preliminary Director’s Report. | 20150302March 2, 2015 | |
| Adjudication | 4141 | Finality of Administrative Decisions for Licenses and Transfers Guidance for recommending a claim differently than an existing license or a transfer. | 20090707July 7, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 4242 | Irrigation Diversion Rate Calculations – Peak Consumptive Use Method of estimating peak consumptive use rates. Includes references to the Hubble workbook. | 19950505May 5, 1995 | |
| Adjudication | 4343 | Irrigation Diversion Rate Calculations – Weighted Averages Weighted averages for Irrigation Diversion Rate calculations. | 19950727July 27, 1995 | |
| Adjudication | 4444 | Irrigation Diversion Rate for Turf Grass in Public Areas Irrigation rates for grass in public areas such as a golf course; rate calculations for non-standard diversion. | 19960815August 15, 1996 | |
| Adjudication | 4545 | Corrections to Partial Decrees Procedures for correcting both clerical errors and other elements of the partial decr | 20090831August 31, 2009 | |
| Adjudication | 4646 | Claims For Purposes of Use other than Wildlife based upon “D-Permits” D-permits are limited to stockwater use only. However, other uses described on the D-permit might be eligible to be recommended as rights based on beneficial use. | 20020301March 1, 2002 | |
| Adjudication | 4747 | Accomplished Transfers and Enlargements in Basin 74 Discussion supporting that the accomplished transfer statue is applicable to rights decreed in the Lemhi Basin Adjudication | 20000207February 7, 2000 | |
| Adjudication | 4848 | Guidance for Recommendations in Basin 43 IDWR cannot recognize a change in the point of diversion on the Raft River to a well head as an accomplished transfer. However, if the non-use of the Raft River source is due to unavailability of water, IDWR can make a recommendation in the SRBA for a Raft River water right even though it has not been used for many years. | 20001229December 29, 2000 | |
| Adjudication | 4949 | Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume Summary of a decision by the SRBA court that, 1) filing a claim on a particular water right tolls forfeiture, and 2) the facility volume is not an element of a water right for fish propagation. | 20000324March 24, 2000 | |
| Adjudication | 5050 | Descriptions of Places of Use IDWR will ensure place of use descriptions for water rights include spatial and tabular data, along with applicable conditions. | 20041213December 13, 2004 | 20100318March 18, 2010 |
| Adjudication | 5151 | Daily Mail Review Protocol Guidelines intended to provide a uniform method to deal with the daily scanned mail and ensure that the Adjudication records on IDWR’s database are consistent with mail received from the SRBA court | 20021202December 2, 2002 | |
| Adjudication | 5252 | Document Repository Requirements IDWR’s regional offices maintain copies of objections, responses, and supporting documents for all water rights reported in that region (electronically or in paper copies). The documents are to be available for inspection and copying during normal business hours. | 20040630June 30, 2004 | |
| Adjudication | 5353 | Adjudication Recommendations for Out-of-State Diversions or Places of Use When claims are filed for an out-of-state diversion with place of use in Idaho, IDWR will prepare recommendations for all elements of the water right. | 20051003October 3, 2005 | |
| Adjudication | 5454 | Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes Requirements for filing an application for permit from a low-temperature geothermal well for domestic purposes. | 20080805August 5, 2008 | 20100226February 26, 2010 |
| Adjudication | 5757 | Determining Place of Use where Decree or License is Indeterminate Description of the process for determining and recommending the place of use for decrees or licenses where ether number foot acres per quarter-quarter is not described. | 20111020October 20, 2011 | |
| Adjudication | 5858 | Diversion Rates for de minimis Stockwater Rights Guidance for recommending the diversion rates for diverted and non-diverted stockwater uses. | 20111106November 6, 2011 | |
| Adjudication | 6060 | Mining Exception to Forfeiture I.C. &sec; 42-223(11) – Mining Exception to Forfeiture Guidance on evaluating the mining exception to forfeiture when making recommendations. | 20150302March 2, 2015 | |
| Adjudication | 6161 | Proof of Priority for Deferrable De Minimis Claims Guidance to IDWR staff members considering whether to request additional information to support a claimed priority date for deferrable de minimis domestic and/or stockwater claims. | 20200814August 14, 2020 | 20210423April 23, 2021 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing | 3 | Annual Use of Water for Stock Water Purposes Rate and volume chart for range and dairy cattle including rate and volume formulas per head. | 19750407April 7, 1975 | |
| Application Processing | 6 | Significant Figures for Numeric Values Rate of flow, volume, and area standards for applications, advertising, licensing, transfers and orders. | 19750512May 12, 1975 | 20180131January 31, 2018 |
| Application Processing | 7 | Policy Regarding Supplemental Filings Permits authorizing > 0.02 cfs/acre will be denied but supplemental may be approved with combined use conditions. | 19750623June 23, 1975 | |
| Application Processing | 8 | Water Right Applications and Claims Procedure for receiving applications and claims with > 1 point of diversion with separate systems vs > 1 point of diversion on one system. | 19750623June 23, 1975 | 19800502May 2, 1980 |
| Application Processing | 9 | Changes to Water Right Applications Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: The department never should write on an application without the applicant’s initials. | 19750623June 23, 1975 | 20000112January 12, 2000 |
| Application Processing | 10 | Right-of-Way Across the Land of Another Permit processing when the point of diversion is not on applicant’s land and conditions that apply. | 19750623June 23, 1975 | 19750804August 4, 1975 |
| Application Processing | 13 | Boise River Appropriations Hold on new appropriations upstream of Lucky Peak. | 19770711July 11, 1977 | 19800122January 22, 1980 |
| Application Processing | 14 | Applications for Permit for Storage Rights Guidance on how to fill out an application and advertising when storage is the use. | 19780621June 21, 1978 | |
| Application Processing | 15 | Fish Propagation Applications for Water Rights Additional information to submit includes construction plan, proof of possessory interest, and no diminished quality conditions. Includes trout hatchery water requirements graph. | 19790807August 7, 1979 | |
| Application Processing | 17 | Acceptable Rates of Irrigation Flow for Small Acreages Higher diversion rate when irrigation is ≤ 5 acres of 0.03 cfs per acre due to system requirements. | 19790919September 19, 1979 | |
| Application Processing | 18 | Definition of “Municipal” Processing Applications and Amendments and Determining Beneficial Use for Non-RAFN Municipal Water Rights Uses include domestic, irrigation, stock, fire protection, recreation, commercial, and industrial. Describes who can apply for a municipal right. | 19791105November 5, 1979 | 20091019October 19, 2009 |
| Application Processing | 20 | Big Wood River Appropriations Hold on new appropriations upstream from Magic Reservoir. Includes map of Big Wood River Drainage. | 19800122January 22, 1980 | |
| Application Processing | 22 | Definition of “Domestic” Single household domestic includes stock and irrigation as long as it uses ≤13,000 gpd and general domestic is for multi-home water systems. Includes rate of flow vs # of houses graph. | 19800604June 4, 1980 | |
| Application Processing | 23 | Rate of Flow for Heating Use Methods for determining rate of flow for geothermal heating systems for initial permit review. | 19800908September 8, 1980 | 19920928September 28, 1992 |
| Application Processing | 24 | Approval of Permits for Power Purposes Processing guidance for regional and state offices, FERC and PUC requirements, and method for calculating reasonable rate of flow. | 19801201December 1, 1980 | 19860619June 19, 1986 |
| Application Processing | 26 | Bear River Appropriations Hold on new appropriations from Bear River and its tributaries. | 19820201February 1, 1982 | |
| Application Processing | 27 | Appropriation of Water within Irrigation Districts & Canal Company Areas No permits issued without permission in writing when using a constructed conveyance, and certain conditions apply when using a constructed drain or natural channel that may interfere with the canal company or irrigation district. | 19810908September 8, 1981 | |
| Application Processing | 31 | In-Stream Stockwatering The water user doesn’t have to file an application for in-stream stockwater. However, the only way to develop a new water right for a system where there is a diversion from a surface water source is by filing an application for permit. | 19840906September 6, 1984 | |
| Application Processing | 36 | Acknowledgement of Submittal of an Application for Permit Acknowledgement letter template for new application of permit received by mail—must be mailed in a timely manner. | 19860124January 24, 1986 | |
| Application Processing | 37 | Voiding Applications for Permit with Respect to Idaho Code § 42-204 Terminology of Adverse Action on Various Water Right Filings Adverse action terminology: continue, cancel, void, reject, deny, or partially approve. See memo for definitions and when to apply them. | 19860310March 10, 1986 | 19890316March 16, 1989 |
| Application Processing | 39 | Process for Voiding, Canceling, or Rejecting Applications & Permits It’s preferable to give applicant notice prior to the issuance of a final order in writing with a response time. See example letter within memo. | 19860911September 11, 1986 | |
| Application Processing | 42 | Location of Springs – Legal Description Must be described to the 10 acre tract except when it is not possible, then the point of diversion must be identified by landmarks and maps. | 19880106January 6, 1988 | |
| Application Processing | 44 | Legal Advertisements Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 60-113 by adding the regional office contact information to the legal notices for water right filings. | 19890130January 30, 1989 | |
| Application Processing | 45 | Processing of Applications in the Non-Trust Water Area Most DCMI and non-consumptive applications for permit can be processed without special conditions and irrigation will be on a case-by-case basis. | 19890301March 1, 1989 | |
| Application Processing | 47 | Domestic and Stock water Filings in Critical Groundwater Areas and Groundwater Management Areas Approval Policy – Supplement to Application Processing Memo No. 47, Amended May 20, 1992 Follow any existing management plan for GWMA or CGWMA; permits will be issued for § 42-111 domestic uses and permits will be issued in a GWMA for a community well but not in a CGWMA. | 19900201February 1, 1990 | 19920917September 17, 1992 |
| Application Processing | 48 | Idaho Code § 42-203A, Conservation Criterion Section 42-203A, Idaho Code – Conservation Criterion Added for the purpose of helping to regulate the out of state diversion of Idaho’s water. | 19901009October 9, 1990 | |
| Application Processing | 49 | Applications Proposing Direct Diversion from the Snake River for Irrigation Use Associated with Domestic Use In trust water area, DCMI are exempt from restrictions. Note: Irrigation must be ≤ 3 acres and be associated with a domestic use. | 19901231December 31, 1990 | |
| Application Processing | 51 | Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Ground Water When conducting a field exam there will be certain times when using a theoretical measurement is acceptable—use the flow chart within this memo. This memo also provides procedure for calculating rate of flow and formulas. | 19901101November 1, 1990 | 19910507May 7, 1991 |
| Application Processing | 52 | Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use Maps and guidelines on standard season; use the standard regardless of what’s on the application for permit. When dealing with a transfer, use what was decreed or licensed—can use condition to include new standard. | 19920427April 27, 1992 | 19991012October 12, 1999 |
| Application Processing | 58 | Multiple Sources on One Application for Permit There should only be one source per application unless the systems are physically connected. | 19930802August 2, 1993 | |
| Application Processing | 59 | Processing of Applications to Appropriate Water in the Lower Boise River Basin Administrative Basin 63 Surface water upstream of Star Bridge will be denied or require mitigation. Groundwater shallower than 200 ft in designated area will be held (see map and exceptions). Development of Boise Front GWMA and SE Boise GWMA. | 19960620June 20, 1996 | 20080222February 22, 2008 |
| Application Processing | 60 | Irrigation Diversion Rate for Turf Grass in Public Areas These may require higher diversion rate. To calculate irrigation diversion rate, divide diversion rate based on continuous operation by the ratio of actual hours of operation/day to 24 hrs/day. | 19960815August 15, 1996 | |
| Application Processing | 61 | Water Right Filing Requirements for Industrial Waste Water Use and Treatment (Interim Policy) Waste water treatment can be authorized under industrial use as long as it doesn’t exceed the current water right’s constraints. If treatment method is changed to land application for beneficial use a transfer must be filed to include the new use. | 19960927September 27, 1996 | |
| Application Processing | 62 | Public Interest Consideration – Small Stream Appropriations When new appropriation from a stream is requested, staff must get comments from IDFG. Public interest must be protected. | 19980728July 28, 1998 | |
| Application Processing | 64 | Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach A copy of the application should be provided to the Water Planning Bureau for review and comment if the action will affect a MSF reach. | 19990816August 16, 1999 | |
| Application Processing | 65 | Diversions from State Protected River Reaches All applications on a protected stream reach need to be conditioned to avoid prohibitions defined in the Comprehensive State Water Plan. | 20000124January 24, 2000 | |
| Application Processing | 66 | Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer How to calculate filing fees for certain categories to ensure consistency. | 20010102January 2, 2001 | 20171018October 18, 2017 |
| Application Processing | 67 | Permitting Requirements for Ponds Maximum Daily Water Use for Domestic Purposes Water right required when water is diverted and/or when there is a beneficial use of water. This applies to the following: diffused surface water, incidental ponds, distribution ponds, wastewater treatment, and natural ponds. Guidance is provided for evaluation of the above and also domestic exemption. | 20030228February 28, 2003 | |
| Application Processing | 68 | Conditional Protest Withdrawal for Resolution of a Contested Application If protest withdrawal proposes conditions the department must determine they are appropriate. If they are unacceptable a letter of explanation must be sent, if they are acceptable then an acknowledgment of withdrawal should be made. | 20030729July 29, 2003 | |
| Application Processing | 69 | Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes Requirements for filing an application for permit from a low-temperature geothermal well for domestic purposes. | 20080805August 5, 2008 | 20100226February 26, 2010 |
| Application Processing | 70 | Partial Decrees for Wild & Scenic River Water Rights, Stipulation for Settlement of Wild & Scenic River Dispute Subordination provisions, partial decree provisions, permitting and licensing in Wild & Scenic watersheds, administration and regulation | 20091030October 30, 2009 | |
| Application Processing | 71 | Water Rights Dedicated for Mitigation Protected from Forfeiture Describing Mitigation in Water Right Records Scenarios where mitigation right will not be forfeited: change in use of right to ground water recharge, mitigating a transfer, permit, or exchange by non-use, release of storage water, or water to be left in a ditch or canal. | 20100503May 3, 2010 | 20151104November 4, 2015 |
| Application Processing | 72 | Evaluation of Mitigation Plans for Water Right Permits Mitigation plan is necessary when an area is closed to new appropriations or where water supply isn’t sufficient. The applicant must submit a depletion analysis, type of plan (I,II), source of mitigation water, quantity, method & location of delivery, proof that confirms validity of right and ownership documentation. | 20100503May 3, 2010 | 20151104November 4, 2015 |
| Application Processing | 73 | Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments Statement of the policy and practical implementation of the 24-hour fill allowance that historically been used by the Department. | 20130418April 18, 2013 | |
| Application Processing | 74 | RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook Recommendations for the Processing of Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN) Municipal Water Rights at the Time of Application, Licensing, and Transfer | 20131113November 13, 2013 | 20150316October 1, 2021 |
| Application Processing | 75 | Term Limits for Hydropower Use General guidance regarding lengths of terms for hydropower rights and how the terms will be stated in the conditions of future water rights for power generation. | 20140113January 13, 2014 | |
| Application Processing | 76 | Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs Pond Loss Calculation Memo establishing guidelines for reviewing seepage losses from ponds and reservoirs to ensure that water rights for storage promote efficiency by meeting a reasonable conservation standard. | 20150305March 5, 2015 | |
| Application Processing | 77 | Processing Applications to Appropriate Trust Water Memo establishing practices for processing applications to appropriate trust water flows. | 20190718July 18, 2019 | |
| Application Processing | 78 | Online Submittals of Applications for Permit to Appropriate Water Memo interpreting statutes and rules to authorize the filing of an Application in digital form. | 20210720July 20, 2021 | |
| Application Processing | 79 | “Surface Water First” Requirements for New Ground Water Irrigation Appropriations This memorandum directs Department staff to implement the “surface water first” requirements of Idaho Code 42-204A. | July 3, 2023 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claims | 1 | Acceptable Form for Claim to a Water Right Guidance to IDWR staff members for determining when a statutory claim filed pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-243 is acceptable for filing. | June 1, 1983 | |
| Claims | 3 | Legal Advertisements Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 60-113 by adding the regional office contact information to the legal notices for water right filings. | January 30, 1989 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dam Safety | 1 | Dam Safety Program Procedures Safety of Dams Program Procedures for Water Storage Dams Instructions and guidelines for state and region office engineers assigned dam safety duties. | 19750725July 25, 1975 | 20180511May 11, 2018 |
| Dam Safety | 2 | Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach A copy of the application should be provided to the Water Planning Bureau for review and comment if the action will affect a MSF reach. | 19990816August 16, 1999 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling Permits | 2 | Proof B/U and Drilling Permit Considerations Proof of Beneficial Use and Drilling Permit Considerations Guidance to staff regarding compliance with drilling permit and well report requirements when reviewing groundwater right permit proof of beneficial use or extension of time. | 19881219December 19, 1988 | |
| Drilling Permits | 4 | Drilling Permits Approvals Guidance to staff clarifying that drilling permits for domestic wells should be limited to no more than 8 inches unless the driller or owner can justify a larger diameter based on guidance criteria. | 19941201December 1, 1994 | 20131220December 20, 2013 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Right Licensing | 1 | Municipal Licensing Procedures Processing Applications and Amendments and Determining Beneficial Use for Non-RAFN Municipal Water Rights Rate of diversion recommended should be the capacity of the system unless it exceeds the permitted amount. Fire protection and municipal uses don’t have a volume component. | 19750407April 7, 1975 | 20091019October 19, 2009 |
| Water Right Licensing | 3 | Licensing Examinations If measuring device is required and not yet installed, cannot issue a license. Files need to be kept at regional office until the permit holder complies or requests for the removal of condition. | 19830713July 13, 1983 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 4 | Annual Volume Usage in U.S. Forest Service Campgrounds Standard single in-house domestic of 0.6 af/season should be used (see equation in memo). | 19870126January 26, 1987 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 5 | Exam Fee Single Family Domestic Use, Stockwater, & Other Small Uses License Examination Fee Applicability Idaho Code § 42-111 domestic use from a groundwater source does not require a beneficial use examination fee. | 19870407April 7, 1987 | 19911101November 1, 1991 |
| Water Right Licensing | 7 | Claim to Water Right Overlaps When water rights share places of use or points of diversion, IDWR staff members should put combined limit conditions on the water right licenses to avoid enlargement of use. | 19891227December 27, 1989 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 9 | Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use Maps and guidelines on standard season; use the standard regardless of what’s on the application for permit. When dealing with a transfer, use what was decreed or licensed—can use condition to include new standard. | 19920427April 27, 1992 | 19991012October 12, 1999 |
| Water Right Licensing | 10 | Verification of Place of Use During Beneficial Use Exams Aerial photo is required for a field exam for evidence of beneficial use. Photos are strongly recommended as well. | 19960311March 11, 1996 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 11 | Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume For fish propagation rights, do not include facility volume on permit or license and after claim is filed in SRBA, period of non-use should be considered. | 20000324March 24, 2000 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 12 | Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments Statement of the policy and practical implementation of the 24-hour fill allowance that historically been used by the Department. | 20130418April 18, 2013 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 13 | RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook Recommendations for the Processing of Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN) Municipal Water Rights at the Time of Application, Licensing, and Transfer. | 20131113November 13, 2013 | 20150316October 1, 2021 |
| Water Right Licensing | 14 | Term Limits for Hydropower Use General guidance regarding lengths of terms for hydropower rights and how the terms will be stated in the conditions of future water rights for power generation. | 20140113January 13, 2014 | |
| Water Right Licensing | 15 | Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs Pond Loss Calculation Memo establishing guidelines for reviewing seepage losses from ponds and reservoirs to ensure that water rights for storage promote efficiency by meeting a reasonable conservation standard. | 20150305March 5, 2015 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illegal Diversion of Water | 1 | Use of Trees on Active Tailings Impoundment Structures Constructed by the Upstream Method | 19870219February 19, 1987 | |
| Illegal Diversion of Water | 3 | Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Use, Storage, or Diversion of Water without a Valid Water Right or Required Authorization | 20151009October 9, 2015 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | 1 | Data Processing IDWR must have a department-wide, comprehensive plan for acquiring computer hardware. | 19871231December 31, 1987 | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities Delegates signature authority for IDWR program duties to bureau chiefs, regional managers, section managers, and other designated staff. | 20100615June 15, 2010 | |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | State Office Front Desk Relief Coverage & Mail Distribution Describes how IDWR staff members will assume reception duties when the regular receptionist is not available due to vacation leave, illness, lunch break, and so forth. | 19880218February 18, 1988 | 20191210October 4, 2024help |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | FERC Routing Implements an internal routing process for notices pertaining to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) notices. | 19890127January 27, 1989 | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | Purchasing Policies and Procedures Centralizes IDWR purchasing duties. | 19890911September 11, 1989 | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | Injection Well Permitting, Division of Responsibilities For Class V injection wells, divides the review and processing functions between IDWR’s state office and regional offices. | 19910318March 18, 1991 | |
| Miscellaneous | 8 | Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Assigns to the Water Management Division Administrator the responsibility for deciding to grant exceptions to the requirement that low-temperature geothermal resources be used primarily for their heat value. Also assigns to the Division Administrator the final decision authority for removal of a bond for a low-temperature geothermal well. | 19910429April 29, 1991 | |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | Firearms, Badges, and Threatening Situations None of IDWR’s employees are authorized to carry or use a firearm on the job. | 19920731July 31, 1992 | |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | Indexing of Precedential Agency Orders Instructs IDWR staff members to index precedential agency orders so they are available for public use and for reference by IDWR hearing officers. | 19930721July 21, 1993 | |
| Miscellaneous | 11 | Availability of Agency Guidance Documents Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 67-5250 by making agency guidance documents available for public inspection. | 19950509May 9, 1995 | |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | Entry Upon Private Land for Routine Investigations and Data Collection Instructs IDWR staff members to make reasonable efforts to obtain the permission of the land owner before entering private land. | 20030916September 16, 2003 | 20201020October 20, 2020 |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | Guidelines for Communication with Outside Attorneys Instructs IDWR staff members to avoid discussing matters that are currently in litigation and to seek advice from a Deputy Attorney General before discussing matters that are likely to be litigated. | 20050425April 25, 2005 | |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | Water Level Measurement Equipment Disinfection Procedure Instructs IDWR staff members to avoid source water contamination by disinfecting water level measuring equipment. | 20060907September 7, 2006 | |
| Miscellaneous | 15 | Multiple Pumps in a Single Well for Domestic Purposes IDWR will interpret an application for drilling permit to construct a single well that will house separate pumps and associated separate delivery systems as an application to drill a well for domestic purposes provided each individual pump and delivery system satisfies the limitations of Idaho Code § 42-111. | 20070604June 4, 2007 | |
| Miscellaneous | 16 | Crop consumptive Use Data for Water Right Review Instructs IDWR staff members to stop accepting consumptive use estimations based on the 1983 Allen and Brockway data and instead to use the 2006 Allen and Robison data, which superseded the 1983 data, or other reasonable water use data. | 20080211February 11, 2008 | |
| Miscellaneous | 17 | Water Administration Division Reorganization Instructs adjudication staff members in the regional offices to report up through the regional managers rather than through the Adjudication Bureau Chief. | 20080625June 25, 2008 | |
| Miscellaneous | 18 | Temporary Delegation of Division Administrator(s) Duties Described in IDWR Policy Documents Because the division administrator position will remain vacant, delegates decision-making authority to bureau chiefs and regional managers. | 20100616June 16, 2010 | |
| Miscellaneous | 19 | Processing Exempt Hydropower Uses in Canals or Conduits Establishes IDWR internal procedures for processing notices submitted pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-201(9), which exempts incidental power generation in a canal or conduit from the water right filing requirement. | 20160623June 23, 2016 | |
| Miscellaneous | 20 | Guidance and procedures for self-supported Information Technology Services Identifies IDWR procedures for IT tasks following the centralization of IT personnel to the state Office of Information Technology Services. | 20201214December 14, 2020 | |
| Miscellaneous | 21 | Code of Conduct for IDWR Hearing Officers IDWR appointed Hearing Officers serve directly for the Director and are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the principles outlined in Misc. Memo No. 21. | 20191210September 30, 2021help |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Programs | 1 | Descriptions of Places of Use Guidance for displaying and changing spatial and tabular place of use descriptions for water rights with generally-described service areas. See Idaho Code § 42-219 and § 42-1411. | 20041213December 13, 2004 | 20100318March 18, 2010 |
| Multiple Programs | 2 | Forfeiture Review Period Addresses the timing questions that arise during forfeiture review by giving IDWR employees a simple, uniform way to calculate the period of non-use. | 20120305March 5, 2012 | |
| Multiple Programs | 3 | Townhall Idaho Posting of Public Meetings General guidance on posting Notice of Meeting to the Townhall Idaho pubic meetings website. | 20120305April 15, 2022 | |
| Multiple Programs | 4 | IDWR & IWRB Social Media Guidelines General guidance for posting content to the IDWR and IWRB’s Social Media channels. | February 2, 2024 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 1 | Reinstatements and Extensions of Time Upon showing of reasonable cause and within 60 days of notice, a reinstatement or extension will be granted. | 19750407April 7, 1975 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 2 | Priority to be Assigned to Permits When Proof is Due The priority date will be reduced by the number of days the proof is late. | 19690815August 15, 1969 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 3 | Measuring Device Requirement and Removal Waiving Measuring Device Requirements The order removing a measuring device must be signed by the Director or the Administrator | 19750625June 25, 1975 | 20120404April 4, 2012 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 4 | Extensions of Time for Water Right Permits Extensions will be returned to permit holder by the region or state office when there are deficiencies. All others will be sent to state office and will be processed and receipted when extension of time appears valid. | 19801212December 12, 1980 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 5 | Amendment of an Application for Permit or a Permit Changes to Water Right Applications Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: the department never should write on an application w/o the applicant’s initials and additional information should be requested in writing. | 19820428April 28, 1982 | 20000112January 12, 2000 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 6 | Point of Diversion Description Amendment is needed to change the tract a POD is in if it’s different from what’s on the permit. A transfer is needed when it’s a claim, license or decree even if they’re just adding a POD in same tract. | 19840510May 10, 1984 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 8 | Field Exams for State of Idaho, Dept. of Lands Permits Beneficial Use Examinations for Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service Permits No on-site visit necessary—use agency records. | 19850820August 20, 1985 | 19951107November 7, 1995 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 9 | Process for Voiding, Canceling, or Rejecting Applications and Permits It’s preferable to give applicant notice prior to the issuance of a final order in writing with a response time. See example letter within memo. | 19860911September 11, 1986 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 10 | Permit Process 10 Repealed Water Appropriation Permit Processing Memorandum No. 10 is repealed in response to the 2022 Legislature’s passage of Idaho Code § 55-616. See Records Memo No. 9 in response to Idaho Code § 55-616. | 19881201December 1, 1988 | Repealed June 27, 2022 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 11 | Field Examinations for CRP Lands Exams should be conducted on CRP lands even if the system is no longer operating. | 19890201February 1, 1989 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 12 | Proof of Beneficial Use and Drilling Permits Considerations Proof of B/U and Drilling Permit Considerations Before proof is acceptable compliance with drilling permit and well log filing requirements need to be checked. | 19881219December 19, 1988 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 13 | Legal Advertisements Instructs IDWR staff members to comply with Idaho Code § 60-113 by adding the regional office contact information to the legal notices for water right filings. | 19890130January 30, 1989 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 16 | Rate of Flow and Volume for Water Rights with Source of Ground Water When conducting a field exam there will be certain times when using a theoretical measurement is acceptable—use the flow chart within this memo. This memo also provides procedure for calculating rate of flow and formulas. | 19901101November 1, 1990 | 19910507May 7, 1991 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 18 | Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume For fish propagation rights, do not include facility volume on permit or license and after claim is filed in SRBA, period of non-use should be considered. | 20000324March 24, 2000 | |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 19 | Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer How to calculate filing fees for certain categories to ensure consistency. | 20010102January 2, 2001 | 20171018October 18, 2017 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 20 | RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook Recommendations for the Processing of Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN) Municipal Water Rights at the Time of Application, Licensing, and Transfer. | 20131113November 13, 2013 | 20150316October 1, 2021 |
| Water Appropriation Permit Processing | 21 | Term Limits for Hydropower Use General guidance regarding lengths of terms for hydropower rights and how the terms will be stated in the conditions of future water rights for power generation. | 20140113January 13, 2014 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Records | 1 | Document Filing System Organization of Water Right Files Establishes how documents will be organized in water right paper files. | 19750421April 21, 1975 | 20120323March 23, 2012 |
| Records | 2 | Approval of Watermaster Reports; Certificates of Appointment of Watermasters, Flood Control District Commissions, and others; and Claim Review Establishes IDWR practices for approving watermaster reports, issuing watermaster certificates of approval, and accepting claims filed pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-225(a). | 19750623June 23, 1975 | |
| Records | 3 | Protests Instructs IDWR staff members to inform protestants that if they are claiming a proposed appropriation will interfere with their water rights, they must identify the permits, licenses, or decreed rights, or establish the existence of constitutional rig. | 19750623June 23, 1975 | |
| Records | 4 | Fees for Research or Computer Data Services Charges for Research or Computer Data Services Establishes how IDWR calculates the fee it will charge pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-221(J) for research services. | 19800714July 14, 1980 | 20080708July 8, 2008 |
| Records | 7 | Charges for Copies Fees for Copies Establishes the fees IDWR will charge for making copies of public records. | 19821025October 25, 1982 | 20110819August 19, 2011 |
| Records | 9 | Processing Notices of Change in Water Right Ownership and Associated Updates to Water Rights Records Guidance for the review and processing of notices to change water right ownership and for making associated updates to water right records. | 20080805August 5, 2008 | 20150521June 27, 2022 |
| Records | 10 | Receiving Time-Sensitive Filings at the Salmon Field Office Specific services provided by the Salmon Field Office. | 20161205December 5, 2016 | |
| Records | 11 | Scanning & Profiling Standards for Water Right Documents Guidance for acceptable formats when scanning documents. | 20180308March 8, 2018 | |
| Records | 12 | Maintaining Records for CREP Agreements Not to Divert Establishes IDWR’s record-keeping practices for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to ensure compliance with federal law. | 20210621June 21, 2021 | |
| Records | 13 | Procedures for Electronically Filed Documents Establishes procedures the Department shall follow when it accepts or distributes email filings for all its business processes. | 20080805March 31, 2022 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Channel Alterations | 8 | Stream Channel Alterations Guidance to staff describing a standard format for drafting permits | 19910226February 26, 1991 | |
| Stream Channel Alterations | 10 | REPEALED – Stream Channel Alteration Outside Agency Comments | September 28, 1994 | Repealed February 27, 2024 |
| Stream Channel Alterations | 14 | Enforcement Guidance and Procedures to Address the Unauthorized Alteration of Streams Guidance to staff for investigating and resolving stream channel alterations conducted without a valid permit or required authorization | 20200810August 10, 2020 | |
| Stream Channel Alterations | 15 | Stream Channel Alteration Permitting in the Wood River Valley Guidance to staff for permitting stream channel alterations in the Wood River Valley. | April 19, 2021 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 7 | Sample Calculations for Change in Nature of Use Table of consumptive use and consumptive irrigation requirements for quantitative evaluation to avoid expansion. Includes map, tables, and examples. | 19820924September 24, 1982 | 19841029October 29, 1984 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 8 | Point of Diversion Description Amendment is needed to change the tract a POD is in if it’s different from what’s on the permit. A transfer is needed when it’s a claim, license or decree even if they’re just adding a POD in same tract. | 19840510May 10, 1984 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 9 | Transfer of a Decreed Water Right If a decree identifies a tract as the POU rather than a defined number of acres within the tract the applicant must provide an aerial photo from which the number of acres irrigation in tract can be determined. | 19840807August 7, 1984 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 11 | Legal Advertisements Adding the regional offices contact information to the legal notice to avoid confusion on the location of the application for permit/transfer. | 19890130January 30, 1989 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 13 | Transfers of a Water Right – Confirmation of Change Changed authorized by transfer need to be accomplished within 1 year. Department may verify through field exam. | 19901009October 9, 1990 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 14 | Transfer Approvals In order to minimize opportunity that users can preclude the review of water rights for which transfers have recently been approved, a condition has been added as a standard to transfers that are in the SRBA. | 19910131January 31, 1991 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 15 | Transfer Application Processing & SRBA Claim Amendments When a statutory right is changed by an approved transfer, the claim must be amended. Each approved transfer will be treated as the departments notice of an amendment to the claim. | 19910603June 3, 1991 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 16 | Standards for Irrigation Consumptive Use Requirements, Irrigation Field Headgate Requirements, and Irrigation Season of Use Maps and guidelines on standard season; use the standard regardless of what’s on the application for permit. When dealing with a transfer, use what was decreed or licensed—can use condition to include new standard. | 19920427April 27, 1992 | 19991012October 12, 1999 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 18 | Implementation of § 42-222A, Idaho Code – Temporary Change Authority for Existing Water Rights Idaho Code § 42-222A – Temporary Changes to Water Rights During Drought Conditions Guidance regarding temporary changes to water rights during drought conditions. | 19940623June 23, 1994 | 20140514May 14, 2014 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 19 | Review of Applications for Permit on a State Protected River Reach or within a Minimum Stream Flow Reach A copy of the application should be provided to the Water Planning Bureau for review and comment if the action will affect a MSF reach | 19990816August 16, 1999 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 20 | Changes to Water Right Applications Procedure for amending/correcting an application for permit or any other application. Note: the department never should write on an application w/o the applicant’s initials and additional information should be requested in writing. | 20000112January 12, 2000 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 21 | Diversions from State Protected River Reaches All applications on a protected stream reach need to be conditioned to avoid prohibitions defined in the Comprehensive State Water Plan | 20000124January 24, 2000 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 22 | Adjudication Claims Tolling Forfeiture and/or Fish Propagation Facility Volume For fish propagation rights, do not include facility volume on permit or license and after claim is filed in SRBA, period of non-use should be considered. | 20000324March 24, 2000 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 23 | Guidelines for Calculating Filing Fees for Applications for Permit and Applications for Transfer How to calculate filing fees for certain categories to ensure consistency. | 20010102January 2, 2001 | 20171018October 18, 2017 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 24 | Processing Applications for Transfer of Water Rights Guidance for evaluating if the proposed transfer would injure other water rights, cause enlargement, be of beneficial use, be in local public interest, be consistent with conservation of Idaho water resources, and impact the agriculture base of the local area. Also need to evaluate if the water right is valid and does the applicant have the authority to file. | 20021030October 30, 2002 | 20091221October 1, 2024 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 25 | Conditional Protest Withdrawal for Resolution of a Contested Application If protest withdrawal proposes conditions the department must determine they are appropriate. If they are unacceptable a letter of explanation must be sent, if they are acceptable then an acknowledgment of withdrawal should be made. | 20030729July 29, 2003 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 26 | Consumptive Use for Ponds The annual volume of consumptive use associated with evaporation from ponds can be considered equivalent to the mean annual consumptive irrigation requirement for alfalfa hay. | 20040223February 23, 2004 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 27 | Water Rights Dedicated for Mitigation Protected from Forfeiture Describing Mitigation in Water Right Records Scenarios where mitigation right will not be forfeited: change in use of right to ground water recharge, mitigating a transfer, permit, or exchange by non-use, release of storage water, or water to be left in a ditch or canal. | 20100503May 3, 2010 | 20151104November 4, 2015 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 28 | Utilization of the 24-Hour Fill Allowance for Impoundments Statement of the policy and practical implementation of the 24-hour fill allowance that historically been used by the Department. | 20130418April 18, 2013 | |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 29 | RAFN Municipal Water Right Handbook Recommendations for the Processing of Reasonably Anticipated Future Needs (RAFN) Municipal Water Rights at the Time of Application, Licensing, and Transfer. | 20131113November 13, 2013 | 20150316October 1, 2021 |
| Water Right Transfer Processing | 30 | Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs Pond Loss Calculation Memo establishing guidelines for reviewing seepage losses from ponds and reservoirs to ensure that water rights for storage promote efficiency by meeting a reasonable conservation standard. | 20150305March 5, 2015 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Delivery | 2 | Irrigation Season This memo serves as staff guidance regarding applicable season of use dates for old decreed water rights that lack such dates and have not been superseded by a partial decree in a recent general water rights adjudication. | 19920618June 18, 1992 | |
| Water Delivery | 3 | Partial Decrees for Wild & Scenic River Water Rights, Stipulation for Settlement of Wild & Scenic River Dispute This memorandum interprets language within the Wild & Scenic Rivers Agreement and the SRBA Wild & Scenic Water Rights partial decrees for purposes of recording, tracking, and administering water rights in the watersheds of the Wild & Scenic Water Rights | 20091030October 30, 2009 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Supply Bank | 1 | Organizational Structure of the Water Supply Bank Describes the roles of the Water Supply Bank Program Coordinator, the Water Allocation Bureau, and the local rental pool committees in administering the Water Supply Bank for the Water Resource Board. | 20140314March 14, 2014 | |
| Water Supply Bank | 2 | Establishing Timeframes and Priorities for Receiving and Reviewing Rental Applications, Guidance on Rental Fee Refund Requests, and Guidance on Requests to Release Lease Contracts from the Board’s Bank Instructs IDWR staff members to emphasize processing of Water Supply Bank rental applications during the November to April period so that most approvals can be completed by the beginning of the irrigation season. Adopts the practice of not accepting rental applications before November 1 of the year preceding the proposed use. Instructs IDWR staff regarding IWRB policy on refunds for canceled rentals. Implements the IWRB policy not to cancel leases while the water rights are being rented. | 20140321March 21, 2014 | |
| Water Supply Bank | 3 | Seepage Loss Standards for Ponds and Reservoirs Pond Loss Calculation Memo establishing guidelines for reviewing seepage losses from ponds and reservoirs to ensure that water rights for storage promote efficiency by meeting a reasonable conservation standard. | 20150305March 5, 2015 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Construction | 7 | Permitting Requirements for Low-Temperature Geothermal Wells Used for Domestic Purposes Requirements for filing an application for permit from a low-temperature geothermal well for domestic purposes. | 20080805August 5, 2008 | 20100226February 26, 2010 |
| Well Construction | 8 | Guidance for Groundwater Protection Program Well Inspections and Reporting Staff guidance outlining program priorities to achieve consistent well drilling inspections and reporting that align with IDWR’s Strategic Plan. | 20130513May 13, 2013 | |
| Well Construction | 9 | Guidance Regarding Decommissioning of Bore Holes Drilled for Collecting Soil or Rock Samples, Determining Geologic Properties or Mineral Mxploration Guidance for decommissioning bore holes for geologic investigation or mineral exploration, including those that are exempt from drilling permit requirements. | 20150122January 22, 2015 |
| Subject | No. | Title | Signed | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Drillers | 6 | Ground Water Protection Enforcement Guidance and Procedures Regarding Well Construction, Well Driller Licensing, Injection Wells and Wells for Geothermal Resources Guidance for investigation and resolving unlawful violations associated with the improper construction of water wells and geothermal wells, and non-compliance with well construction, well driller licensing and underground injection control rules and statutes. | 20071120November 20, 2007 | 20200810August 10, 2020 |
