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Senate approves deadline and hearing requirement for water-right methodology orders
Summary
Senators passed SB 10-61 to require the Idaho director to set methodology orders for water-rights decisions by Dec. 1 of the preceding year and to provide notice and a hearing before major methodology changes, a response to disruptive 2023 methodology changes.
The Idaho Senate passed Senate Bill 10-61 on Feb. 25 to alter how the state sets methodology orders that guide water-right administration, voting 34 in favor with 1 absent. The sponsor said the bill is intended to prevent last-minute changes in methodology that can dramatically change curtailment outcomes for irrigators.
Senator Van Orden, who opened debate…
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