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Water Resources

Adjudication

Forms

Select the adjudication area to view the associated forms, instructions, and additional information.

  • Paper Filing: Complete and print the applicable forms, and then mail the signed copies to the nearest IDWR Regional Office. Before you begin, carefully read and follow the instructions.
  • Online Filing: 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.
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Topic Form #
Form & Instructions		 Additional Information
Online Filing
Claim 42-1409-1 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Claim 42-1409-2 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law for Domestic and Stockwater Purposes

You may use form 42-1409-2 (instead of 42-1409-1) if your water use is limited to domestic and/or stockwater purposes, and your daily use is less than 13,000 gallons.

 File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Topic Form #
Form & Instructions		 Additional Information
Online Filing
Claim 42-1409-1 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Claim 42-1409-2 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law for Domestic and Stockwater Purposes

You may use form 42-1409-2 (instead of 42-1409-1) if your water use is limited to domestic and/or stockwater purposes, and your daily use is less than 13,000 gallons.

 File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Change 42-1409-6 Notice of Change of Water Right Ownership    
Change   Change in Address of Notice of Claim    
Extension 42-1409-8 Request for Extension of Time to File Adjudication Claim(s)    
Withdrawal   Request for Withdrawal of Claim    
Amended Claim Standard
Form 3		 Motion to File an Amended Notice of Claim

Only use this form after a Director's Report is filed.

  
Late Claim Standard
Form 4		 Motion to File a Late Notice of Claim

Only use this form after a Director's Report is filed.

  
Objection Standard
Form 1		 Objection  
Response Standard
Form 2		 Response to Objection  
Response Standard
Form 5		 Stipulated Elements of a Water Right; Amended Notice of Claim/Director's Report    

On August 25, 2014, the Final Unified Decree for the SRBA was signed. The opportunity to file a Notice of Claim to a Water Right for a non-deferrable water use is closed.

Water right holders that chose to defer filing certain small, de minimis domestic and/or stockwater rights until a later date can claim for those water uses at any time by filing a Motion for Determination of Deferred De Minimis Domestic or Stock Water Use.

For more information, visit the FAQs.

Topic Form #
Form & Instructions		 Additional Information
Online Filing
Claim 42-1409-1 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Claim 42-1409-2 Notice of Claim to a Water Right Acquired Under State Law for Domestic and Stockwater Purposes

If you deferred filing a claim for de minimis domestic and/or stockwater use in the SRBA, you must now file a Motion for Determination of Deferred De Minimis Domestic or Stock Water Use as well as a Notice of Claim (form 42-1409-2).

This form limits your water use to domestic and/or stockwater purposes, and a daily use of less than 13,000 gallons.

 File an Online
Notice of Claim to a Water Right
Claim   Motion for Determination of Deferred De Minimis Domestic or Stock Water Use

If you deferred filing a claim for de minimis domestic and/or stockwater use in the SRBA, you must now file a Motion for Determination of Deferred De Minimis Domestic or Stock Water Use as well as a Notice of Claim (form 42-1409-2).