Coeur d’Alene-Spokane River Basin Adjudication (CSRBA)

Adjudication Status

Late Claims are still being accepted!

Water users can still file “Late Claims” by submitting a completed Motion to File a Late Notice of Claim and Notice of Claim, directly to the Idaho Water Adjudications Court.

Claims submitted online or mailed directly to IDWR cannot be accepted.

Recent Activity

June 11, 2025

Late Claims Director’s Report was filed with the District Court. This filing is for claims that were not included in the original Director’s recommendations to IWA court.

Objections must be received by the IWA Court on or before Monday, August 18, 2025. A copy of the objection must be mailed to the claimant of the water right and the Director of IDWR, the United States and the State of Idaho at the addresses provided on the Standard
Form 1 form.

Responses must be received by the IWA Court on or before Friday, October 17,
2025. Copies of the response must be mailed to the objector to the water right, the claimant (if different from the objector), and the Director of IDWR, the United States, and the State of Idaho at the addresses provided on the Standard Form 2 form.

Documents in the mailing:

Letter from Mathew Weaver, Director of IDWR

2025 Late Claims ACTIVE Director’s Report

Notice of Filing CSRBA late and Misc Claims Spring 2025

Map for Late Claims Director’s Report

Upcoming Meetings & Events

There are no meetings or events scheduled at this time.

Previous Activity

April 15, 2024:

Director’s Report filed for 83 Amended Federal Claims.

The United States of America as trustee for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation filed 83 amended claims in 5 categories. IDWR reported these claims to the CSRBA court.

May 19, 2022:
IDWR filed the Spring 2021 Director’s Report of Late and Miscellaneous Claims for Water Rights. This includes a list of recommendations to late claims that had previously not been reported to the court.

Notice of Filing CSRBA Late & Misc Claims Director’s Report

May 1, 2021:
IDWR filed the Spring 2021 Director’s Report of Late and Miscellaneous Claims for Water Rights. This includes a list of recommendations to late claims that had previously not been reported to the court, and a list of Water Rights not claimed in Basin 95. The recommendation for these unclaimed rights is disallowance.

February 26, 2019:
IDWR filed the Director’s Report for Basin 95: Part 2 with the CSRBA court. Copies of individual recommendations were mailed to the claimants of record. The complete Director’s Report for Basin 95: Part 2 can be found at the county courthouses in Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint as well as all IDWR offices.

Important Dates

Spring 2021 Director’s Report of Late and Misc. Claims in the CSRBA
May 1, 2021: Filed Spring 2021 Director’s Report of Late and Misc. Claims in the CSRBA including rights not claimed in Basin 95
July 2, 2021: Objection Deadline
August 31, 2021: Response Deadline
October 19, 2021: Hearing on Uncontested Recommendations
August 2, 2018: Filed Director’s Report Basin 95: Part 1
April 30, 2019: Basin 95: Part 1 Objection Deadline
July 1, 2019: Basin 95: Part 1 Response Deadline
July 15, 2019: Basin 95: Part 2 Objection Deadline
September 17, 2019: Basin 95: Part 1 Hearing on Uncontested Recommendations
September 18, 2019: Basin 95: Part 2 Response Deadline
November 19, 2019: Basin 95: Part 2 Hearing on Uncontested Recommendations