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                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 51
                      GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
    42-5101.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature hereby declares that the
welfare of the people of Idaho is dependent upon the effective management of
the ground water resources of this state. The legislature further declares
that a need exists for the creation of special districts to provide for
financing of repair or abandonment of wells in aquifers which have experienced
or are experiencing declines in water level or water pressures because of
flow, leakage, and waste from improper construction, maintenance and operation
of wells drilled into the aquifer. Creation of these special districts may be
initiated upon petition submitted by those owning the rights to use the ground
water from any aquifers or parts of an aquifer that has been designated as a
critical ground water area pursuant to section 42-233a, Idaho Code, or as a
ground water management area pursuant to section 42-233b, Idaho Code.