Idaho Code § 42-237
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42-237 ABANDONMENT OF WATER RIGHT — CHANGE OF POINT OF DIVERSION AND PLACE OF USE.
Official statutory text
42-237. Abandonment of water right — Change of point of diversion and place of use. The provisions relating to loss of water rights by nonuse and abandonment, as set forth in section 42-222, shall apply to ground water rights. The provisions of section 42-222, relating to change of point of diversion and change of place of use of water, shall be applicable to waters accruing from water rights, provided, that the withdrawal of waters from the same ground water supply at another location in lieu of withdrawal at the original location shall be considered a change of point of diversion.
History:
[42-237, added 1951, ch. 200, sec. 12(14), p. 423; am. 1953, ch. 182, sec. 7, p. 277.]
History:
[42-237, added 1951, ch. 200, sec. 12(14), p. 423; am. 1953, ch. 182, sec. 7, p. 277.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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