Idaho § 42-5225 - Authority to construct and operate ground water recharge or storage project

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 42-5225 — Authority to construct and operate ground water recharge or storage project, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 42-5225. Authority to construct and operate ground water recharge or storage project

Any ground water district organized under the laws of this state is authorized in section 42-234 , Idaho Code, to file an application with the department to acquire water rights or to appropriate the unappropriated waters of the state for the purpose of storing waters in, or recharging, ground water basins within the district to aid in the efficient irrigation of district lands, to serve domestic, commercial, municipal or industrial uses within the district, or to carry out a mitigation plan. Upon approval of the application for permit by the director, the district shall proceed in the manner provided by law to construct and operate the ground water storage or recharge project. The construction and operation of the project shall be subject to such additional conditions and limitations as shall be imposed by the director pursuant to sections 42-203A , 42-222 and 42-234 , Idaho Code.

[42-5225, added 1995, ch. 290, sec. 1, p. 995; am. 2009, ch. 242, sec. 4, p. 744.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 42-5225 ("Authority to construct and operate ground water recharge or storage project") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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