Administrative/KootenaiRiverBasinAdjudication (FeatureServer)

View In: ArcGIS JavaScript ArcGIS Online Map Viewer

Service Description: <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>The purpose of a Water Right Adjudication is to catalog and confirm through the court all existing Water Rights in a hydrologic basin, and to which property those Water Rights belong, binding all property owners and parties to the court decree of those Water Rights. Idaho Code </span><a href='https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title42/T42CH14/SECT42-1406D/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>§ 42-1406D</span></a><span>, effective July 1, 2024, authorized the Idaho Department of Water Resources to petition the district court to commence an adjudication of the water rights from surface water and ground water sources in the Kootenai River basin. The statute concludes that “ Effective management of the waters of the Kootenai River basin requires that a comprehensive determination of the nature, extent, and priority of the rights of all users of surface and ground water be determined.“ On November 13, 2024, the Idaho Supreme Court issued a Provisional Order appointing the Presiding Judge of the </span><a href='http://www.srba.state.id.us/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Idaho Water Adjudications</span></a><span> in the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Idaho as the Presiding Judge over Kootenai River Basin Adjudication (KRBA). The Presiding Judge of the Idaho Water Adjudications is currently Judge Eric Wildman. A Petition to Commence the KRBA was filed on January 3, 2025. On January 9, 2025, the Idaho Water Adjudications issued an order setting a hearing on the commencement order for April 15, 2025. On March 6, 2026, the Idaho Water Adjudications court issued a </span><a href='https://idwr.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/00-89576-COMMENCEMENT-ORDER-FOR-THE-KOOTENAI-RIVER-BASIN-ADJUDICATION.pdf' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Commencement Order</span></a><span> for the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication. For more information, visit the IDWR </span><a href='https://idwr.idaho.gov/water-rights/adjudication/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Adjudication</span></a><span> page.</span></p></div></div></div>

All Layers and Tables

Has Versioned Data: false

MaxRecordCount: 2000

Supported Query Formats: JSON

Supports Query Data Elements: true

Layers:

KootenaiRiverBasinAdjudication (0)

Description: The purpose of a Water Right Adjudication is to catalog and confirm through the court all existing Water Rights in a hydrologic basin, and to which property those Water Rights belong, binding all property owners and parties to the court decree of those Water Rights. Idaho Code § 42-1406D, effective July 1, 2024, authorized the Idaho Department of Water Resources to petition the district court to commence an adjudication of the water rights from surface water and ground water sources in the Kootenai River basin. The statute concludes that “ Effective management of the waters of the Kootenai River basin requires that a comprehensive determination of the nature, extent, and priority of the rights of all users of surface and ground water be determined.“ On November 13, 2024, the Idaho Supreme Court issued a Provisional Order appointing the Presiding Judge of the Idaho Water Adjudications in the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Idaho as the Presiding Judge over Kootenai River Basin Adjudication (KRBA). The Presiding Judge of the Idaho Water Adjudications is currently Judge Eric Wildman. A Petition to Commence the KRBA was filed on January 3, 2025. On January 9, 2025, the Idaho Water Adjudications issued an order setting a hearing on the commencement order for April 15, 2025. On March 6, 2026, the Idaho Water Adjudications court issued a Commencement Order for the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication. For more information, visit the IDWR Adjudication page.

Service Item Id: 3bf744b0ca004b7590f89e14b7de8ded

Copyright Text: Idaho Department of Water Resources

Spatial Reference: 102605 (8826) LatestVCSWkid(0)

Initial Extent:

Full Extent:

Units: esriMeters

Document Info:

Enable Z Defaults: false

Supports ApplyEdits With Global Ids: false

Support True Curves : true

Only Allow TrueCurve Updates By TrueCurveClients : true

Supports Return Service Edits Option : true

Supports Dynamic Layers: false

Child Resources: Info Query Data Elements Relationships

Supported Operations: Query Query Contingent Values QueryDomains Append Extract Changes Get Estimates