Idaho Statutes Title 42. Irrigation and Drainage--Water Rights and Reclamation § 42-243. Filing of claims of rights established by diversion and use--Form and content of claim

a. The name and post-office address of the claimant.

b. The quantity of water claimed to have been used.

c. The source of the water supply.

d. The location of the point or points of diversion.

e. The nature of the use and the period during each year when the water is used for such purposes.

f. The priority of the right claimed which shall be determined by the date when the water was first applied to a beneficial use provided there has been no period of abandonment or nonuse or forfeiture of the water right since that date.

g. If water is claimed for irrigation, the legal description of the lands irrigated.

h. Such other information as shall be required by the blank form furnished by the department.

Such claim may be accompanied by maps showing the place of use, affidavits of witnesses familiar with the uses claimed, measurements of the water diverted and used, and such other information as the claimant may wish to submit.

If the claim is filed with the department of water resources later than June 30, 1983, or if it is mailed to the department of water resources and the postmark is later than June 30, 1983, the claim shall be classified as follows:

a. If the only use identified on the claim is domestic purposes, then the claim will be considered to be filed in a timely manner.

b. If the use(s) identified on the claim includes other than domestic purposes, then the claim shall be considered to be a late claim, with a unique filing fee as set forth in section 42-221, Idaho Code.

This section shall not apply to any water rights which are based on the authority of a permit or license issued by the department of water resources or one of its predecessors or water rights which have previously been adjudicated by a court having jurisdiction of such matters.