2005 Idaho Code - 42-221 — FEES OF DEPARTMENT

                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 2
                      APPROPRIATION OF WATER -- PERMITS,
                     CERTIFICATES, AND LICENSES -- SURVEY
    42-221.  FEES OF DEPARTMENT. The department of water resources shall
collect the following fees which shall constitute a fund to pay for legal
advertising, the publication of public notices and for investigations,
research, and providing public data as required of the department in the
performance of its statutory duties:
    A.  For filing an application for a permit to appropriate the public
waters of this state or an application to change the point of diversion,
place, period or nature of use of water under a vested water right:
    1.  For a quantity of 0.2 c.f.s. or less or for a storage volume of 20
    acre feet or less ................................................... $100
    2.  For a quantity greater than 0.2 c.f.s. but not exceeding 1.0 c.f.s. or
    for a storage volume greater than 20 acre feet but not exceeding 100 acre
    feet ................................................................ $250
    3.  For a quantity greater than 1.0 c.f.s. but not exceeding 20 c.f.s., or
    for a storage volume greater than 100 acre feet but not exceeding 2,000
    acre feet ........................................................... $250
    plus $40.00 for each additional c.f.s. or part thereof or 100 acre feet or
    part thereof over the first 1.0 c.f.s. or 100 acre feet.
    4.  For a quantity greater than 20.0 c.f.s. but not exceeding 100 c.f.s.
    or for a storage volume greater than 2,000 acre feet but not exceeding
    10,000 acre feet .................................................. $1,010
    plus $20.00 for each additional c.f.s. or part thereof or 100 acre feet or
    part thereof over the first 20.0 c.f.s. or 2,000 acre feet.
    5.  For a quantity greater than 100.0 c.f.s. but not exceeding 500.0
    c.f.s., or for a storage volume greater than 10,000 acre feet but not
    exceeding 50,000 acre feet ........................................ $2,610
    plus $10.00 for each additional c.f.s. or part thereof or 100 acre feet or
    part thereof over the first 100 c.f.s. or 10,000 acre feet.
    6.  For a quantity greater than 500 c.f.s., or for a storage volume
    greater than 50,000 acre feet ..................................... $6,610
    plus $2.00 for each additional 1.0 c.f.s. or part thereof or 100 acre feet
    or part thereof over the first 500.0 c.f.s. or 50,000 acre feet.
    B.  For filing an application for an extension of time within which to
resume the use of water under a vested water right ...................... $100
    C.  For filing application for amendment of permit ................ $50.00
    D.  1. For filing claim to use right under section 42-243, Idaho Code
    ..................................................................... $100
    2.  For filing a late claim to use a water right under section 42-243,
    Idaho Code, where the date filed with the department of water resources
    or, the postmark if mailed to the department of water resources, is:
         i.   After June 30, 1998 ....................................... $250
         ii.  After June 30, 2005 ....................................... $500
         iii. For every ten (10) years after June 30, 2005, an additional
         ................................................................ $500
    E.  For filing an assignment of permit ............................ $25.00
    F.  For readvertising application for permit, change, exchange, or
extension to resume use ............................................... $50.00
    G.  For certification, each document ............................... $1.00
    H.  For making photo copies of office records, maps and documents for
public use .............. A reasonable charge as determined by the department.
    I.  For filing request for extension of time within which to submit proof
of beneficial use on a water right permit ............................. $50.00
    J.  For tasks requiring in excess of one (1) hour research or for
computerized data provided for public use .... A reasonable charge as
determined by the department.
    K.  For filing proof of beneficial use of water and requests for water
right license examinations, a fee based upon the rate of diversion claimed in
the proof of beneficial use:
    1.  For a quantity of 0.2 c.f.s. or less, or for a storage volume of 20
    acre feet or less ................................................. $50.00
    except no fee shall be charged for domestic use for which a permit is not
    required.
    2.  For a quantity greater than 0.2 c.f.s. but not exceeding 1.0 c.f.s.,
    or for a storage volume greater than 20 acre feet, but not exceeding 100
    acre feet ........................................................... $100
    3.  For a quantity greater than 1.0 c.f.s., or for a storage volume
    greater than 100 acre feet .......................................... $100
    plus $25.00 for each additional c.f.s. or part thereof, or 100 acre feet
    or part thereof, over the first 1.0 c.f.s. or 100 acre feet with a maximum
    fee not to exceed $600.
    L.  For  filing  a  protest  or  request  to  intervene  in  a  protested
matter ................................................................ $25.00
    M.  For filing an application to alter a stream channel pursuant to
chapter 38, title 42, Idaho Code:
    1.  Application for recreational dredge permits by residents of the state
    ................................................................... $10.00
    2.  Application for recreational dredge permits by nonresidents of the
    state ............................................................. $30.00
    3.  Other applications ............................................ $20.00
    N.  For receipt of all notices of application within a designated area, a
reasonable annual charge as determined by the department.
    All fees received by the department of water resources under the
provisions of this chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for
deposit in the water administration account.

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