File a Claim

You can choose to file electronically rather than using the paper form. Our step-by-step process helps you to enter your information into our online database and to file your Notice of Claim to a Water Right.

• File an Online Notice of Claim to a Water Right

Method 2: Paper Notice of Claim to a Water Right Form

Print and complete the following forms, and then mail the signed copies to the nearest IDWR Regional Office.

• CFPRBA: Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law (NIA Phase 3)
• CFPRBA: Form Instructions – Notice of Claim to a Water Right (NIA Phase 3)
• BRBA: Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law
• BRBA: Form Instructions – Notice of Claim to a Water Right 

If your water use is limited to domestic and/or stockwater purposes, and your daily use is less than 13,000 gallons, use the following claim forms.

• CFPRBA: Domestic and Stockwater Claim Form (NIA Phase 3)
• CFPRBA: Form Instructions – Domestic and Stockwater Claim Form (NIA Phase 3)
• BRBA: Domestic and Stockwater Claim Form
• BRBA: Form Instructions – Domestic and Stockwater Claim Form