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Committee reviews multiple Idaho Department of Water Resources rule dockets; lawmakers ask for clarifications
Summary
IDWR staff briefed the House Resources and Conservation Committee on negotiated rule changes to adjudication and beneficial use examination rules and other chapters; members asked for clarifications on source‑naming and delegation language.
The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) briefed the House Resources and Conservation Committee on negotiated changes to multiple rule chapters, including adjudication rules and beneficial use examination rules, and announced additional rulemakings in progress.
Eric Bowe, IDWR Water Compliance Bureau chief and the agency's rulemaking officer, said the department completed negotiated rulemaking on four zero‑based review chapters in 2024 — adjudication rules, beneficial use examination rules, injection well rules and well construction rules — and submitted a separate amendment related to conjunctive management. The department presented the pending adjudication rules (IDAPA 37.03.01) and beneficial use examination rules (IDAPA 37.03.02) in the committee's rule docket review.
Key points discussed
- Adjudication rules: IDWR…
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