IDAPA 37.03.01
IDWR 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
- Notice of Intent to Promulgate Rules – Negotiated Rulemaking– April 3, 2024
Documents
- IDAPA 37.03.01 – Notice of Rulemaking – Pending Rule – October 2, 2024
- IDWR First Response to Public Comments on Adjudication Rules – May 31, 2024
- Draft Adjudication Rules (Strawman Rev2 without redlines) – June 12, 2024
- Draft Adjudication Rules (Strawman Rev2 with Redlines) – June 12, 2024
- June 18, 2024 – Meeting Documents
- Public Meeting Agenda – June 18, 2024
- Public Meeting Presentation – June 18, 2024
- Negotiated Rulemaking Meeting Audio – June 18, 2024
- Virtual Attendance Sheet – June 18, 2024
- In-Person Attendance Sheet – June 18, 2024
- Adjudication Strawman showing ONLY changes from Rev1 to Rev2 – 6/18/2024
- May 16, 2024 – First Public Meeting Documents
- Public Meeting Agenda – May 16, 2024
- Public Meeting Presentation – May 16, 2024
- Negotiated Rulemaking Meeting Audio – May 16, 2024
- Virtual Attendance Sheet – May 16, 2024
- In-Person Attendance Sheet – May 16, 2024
- Draft Adjudication Rules (Strawman Rev1 Clean) – May 16, 2024
- Draft Adjudication Rules (Strawman Rev1 with Redlines) – May 16, 2024
- IDAPA 37.03.01 – Notice of Intent to Promulgate Rules – Zero-Based Regulation Negotiated Rulemaking (Admin. Bulletin Vol. 24-4) – April 3, 2024
- IDAPA 37.03.01 Prospective Analysis – February 23, 2024
- IDAPA 37.03.01 Recommendation Memo – February 15, 2024
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.
- Sherry Cole – June 18, 2024
- Dave Shaw, ERO E-mail – May 24, 2024
Terminology
Reducing or restricting the use of surface or groundwater based on priority date.
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.
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.
Statutes & Rules
Listed below are legal considerations regarding water rights, irrigation, and floodplain management in Idaho.
Idaho Constitution
Idaho Statute
- Title 42: Irrigation and Drainage — Water Rights and Reclamation
- Title 43: Irrigation Districts
- Title 46, Chapter 10: State Disaster Preparedness Act