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IDAPA 37.03.11 – Conjunctive Management Rules
Rulemaking
- IDAPA 37.01.01 – Rules of Procedure
- IDAPA 37.02.01 – Comprehensive State Water Plan Rules
- IDAPA 37.02.03 – Water Supply Bank Rules
- IDAPA 37.02.04 – Tribal Water Supply Bank Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.01 – Adjudication Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.02 – Beneficial Use Exam Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.03 – Underground Injection Well Construction Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.04 – Drilling for Geothermal Resources Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.05 – Mine Tailings Impoundment Structures & IDAPA 37.03.06 – Safety of Dams Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.06 – Safety of Dams Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.07 – SCA Rules; Rule 61: Minimum Standards for Suction Dredges and Non-Powered Sluice Equipment
- IDAPA 37.03.07 – Stream Channel Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.08 – Water Appropriation Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.09 – Well Construction Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.10 – Well Driller Licensing Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.11 – Conjunctive Management Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.12 – Water District 34 Rules
Notice
Water right changes made under the provisions of a drought declaration expire at the end of the current year unless extended or terminated by the IDWR Director.
IDAPA 37.03.11
IDWR proposes an amendment of Rules for Conjunctive Management of Surface and Ground Water Resources to align the rule with the provisions of Section 42-233c, Idaho Code, that came into effect on July 1, 2024. This amendment ensures consistency and continuity between the statute and the rule.
Scheduled Meetings and Deadlines
No Meetings Scheduled
Documents
- Notice of Rulemaking – Pending Rule (Admin. Bulletin Vol. 24-12) – December 04, 2024
- Legislative Services Office Memorandum of Analysis of Rule – October 28, 2024
- Notice of Rulemaking – Proposed Rule (Admin. Bulletin Vol. 24-10) – October 2, 2024
- Conjunctive Management Rules (Proposed Rule) – September 10, 2024
- Senate Bill 1341
- Section 42-233c, Idaho Code
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.
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
Idaho Administrative Code
Hearing Procedures
Overview of IWRB & IDWR Contested Case Processes
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.