Palouse River Basin Adjudication Informational Presentation
Name:
Palouse River Basin Adjudication Informational Presentation
Date:
February 24, 2015
Event Description:
The City of Moscow is hosting an informational presentation by Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) to provide information on the second phase of the North Idaho Adjudication process, specifically the Palouse River Basin Adjudication project.
The session will address the history, current status, and future of the PRBA and perspectives of IDWR and other stakeholders regarding water rights, timelines, and the adjudication process in general. IDWR Director Gary Spackman will be at the workshop on behalf of IDWR to provide information about the adjudication process. District Court Adjudication Judge Eric Wildman will also provide comments at the session. It is anticipated that IDWR will request funding authorization in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget to begin the PRBA process.
In 2006, the Idaho Legislature authorized the IDWR to proceed with planning and designing the administrative mechanisms for commencing three water right adjudications in Northern Idaho, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane River Basin (underway since 2008), Palouse River Basin (anticipated in late 2015 or early 2016), and Clark Fork – Pend Oreille River Basin (TBD). This order made the United States, the Tribes, the State, local governments, and private property owners parties to the adjudication of all water rights in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane Rivers water system. The adjudication will not change how water is used, if the water user has followed Idaho law in establishing a water right. Commencement notices have been sent to property owners informing each of the need to file claims for water rights.
The session will address the history, current status, and future of the PRBA and perspectives of IDWR and other stakeholders regarding water rights, timelines, and the adjudication process in general. IDWR Director Gary Spackman will be at the workshop on behalf of IDWR to provide information about the adjudication process. District Court Adjudication Judge Eric Wildman will also provide comments at the session. It is anticipated that IDWR will request funding authorization in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget to begin the PRBA process.
In 2006, the Idaho Legislature authorized the IDWR to proceed with planning and designing the administrative mechanisms for commencing three water right adjudications in Northern Idaho, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane River Basin (underway since 2008), Palouse River Basin (anticipated in late 2015 or early 2016), and Clark Fork – Pend Oreille River Basin (TBD). This order made the United States, the Tribes, the State, local governments, and private property owners parties to the adjudication of all water rights in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane Rivers water system. The adjudication will not change how water is used, if the water user has followed Idaho law in establishing a water right. Commencement notices have been sent to property owners informing each of the need to file claims for water rights.
