Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Article Title
A Thirsty Growing Idaho: Increasing the Fluidity of Water Transfers in Idaho Assists Future Growth
Keywords
Water Law, Prior Appropriation, Beneficial Use, Water Right Transfer, Watermaster, Idaho Department of Water Resources
Abstract
As with many other western states Idaho water law is based on “prior appropriation,” with a requirement that water be put to a “beneficial use.” In the transfer of a water right there are also expectations that no other water rights be injured in the process, and that there will not be an enlargement of the water right in question. Examining how these criteria relate to each other combined with incorporating practices from other western states will help avoid stagnation in Idaho’s water right transfer system. Ultimately a more fluid exchange of water rights will provide be beneficial for a state expecting population growth.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Gruwell, Trevor
(2018)
"A Thirsty Growing Idaho: Increasing the Fluidity of Water Transfers in Idaho Assists Future Growth,"
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review: Vol. 32, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuplr/vol32/iss1/12