Committee approves amendment aligning conjunctive‑management rule with 2024 statute for Eastern Snake Plain area

Jan 27, 2025

The committee approved an amendment to the conjunctive‑management rule to align the rule text with a 2024 change to Idaho Code defining the area with a common groundwater supply for the Eastern Snake Plain aquifer.

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The Idaho Senate Resources and Environment Committee approved an amendment to Rule 50 of the department’s conjunctive‑management rules (docket 3703112401) to align the rule text with section 42‑233C of Idaho Code. The statute, effective July 1, 2024, clarifies the geographic area recognized as having a common groundwater supply for the Eastern Snake Plain aquifer; the rule amendment makes the regulatory language consistent with that statute.

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