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Water Rights
Forms
Address Changes
Beneficial Use
- Notice of Abandonment of Water Right
- Statement of Completion for Submitting Proof of Beneficial Use
- Instructions for Filing Proof of Beneficial Use and Fee Schedule
- Request for Extension of Time for Proof of Beneficial Use
- Instructions for Filing a Request for Extension of Time to Submit Proof of Beneficial Use
- Request to Reinstate a Permit Lapsed more than Sixty Days
- Application for Extension of Time to Avoid Forfeiture of a Water Right
- Resumption of Beneficial Use - Use when proving resumption of use for a water right, after an Application for Extension of Time to Avoid Forfeiture was granted.
Changes in Use
- Application for Transfer of Water Right
- Application for Transfer of Water Right - Point(s) of Diversion
- Application for Transfer of Water Right Part 2B
- Application for Transfer of Water Right - Attachment WSB
- Application for Transfer Instructions
- Supplement: Application for Transfer Additional POD/POU
- Supplement: Application for Transfer Description of Rights after Transfer
- Request for Extension of Time to Complete Transfer
- Withdrawal of Application for Transfer
- Temporary Change Application
- Application for Exchange of Water
- Instructions for Completing an Application for Exchange of Water
- Application for Amendment of a Permit
- Supplement: Application for Amendment Additional POD/POU
- Supplement: Application for Amendment Season/Purpose of Use
- Withdrawal of Application for Amendment of Permit
Claim an Existing Water Use
- Statutory Claim to a Water Right - For a claim not involved in the SRBA or NIA.
- Instructions for Filing a Statutory Claim to a Water Right
- Supplement: Point of Diversion/Place of Use
- Supplement: Season of Use/Purpose of Use
- Notice of Claim form for filing in the SRBA
- Notice of Claim form for filing in the NIA
Exempt Hydropower Notices
Fee Schedules
- Application for Permit, Statutory Claim & Amendment of Permit
- Application for Transfer or Exchange
- License Examination
Instream Stockwater Notices
- Notice of Diversion as an Alternative to Instream Stockwater Use
- Instructions for Filing a Notice of Diversion as an Alternative to Instream Stockwater Use
Land Application of Effluent Notices
New Water Rights
- Application for Permit
- Application for Permit Instructions
- Supplement: Application for Permit Additional POD/POU
- Supplement: Application for Permit Season of Use/Purpose of Use
- Application for Temporary Approval of Water Use
- Instructions for Filing an Application for Temporary Approval of Water Use
- Affidavit for Water Rights to be Used for Power Purposes
- Relinquishment of a Permit
- Withdrawal of Application for Permit
- Municipal Water Right Application Checklist
Ownership
- Notice of Change in Water Right Ownership - Use this form to notify IDWR of a change in ownership of a water right, statutory claim or adjudication claim.
- Assignment of Permit - Use this form to convey ownership of a permit to appropriate water to a new owner.
- Assignment of Application for Permit - Use this form to convey ownership of an application for permit to appropriate water to a new owner.
- Notice of Security Interest in a Water Right - Request for notification of change in ownership or action to amend, transfer, or modify a water right.
- Assignment of Application for Transfer - Use this form to assign ownership of an application for transfer to a new person or entity. Both the original applicant and the new applicant must complete a portion of the form.
Protest
Water Right Examiners
Tools
Statutes & Rules
- Idaho Code § 42 et seq. - Applicable to water rights
- IDAPA 37.01.01 - Rules of Procedure
- IDAPA 37.03.02 - Beneficial Use of Examination Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.08 - Water Appropriation Rules
- IDAPA 37.03.11 - Conjunctive Management Rules