Idaho Water Right Research

In this webinar on demand Rachelq Harman discusses the ins and outs of Idaho water right research. Moderated by Laura Schroeder.

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Laura and Rachelq take viewers on a tour of the Idaho Water Resources Department’s (IDWR’s) website. Specifically they focus on the publicly available Idaho water right research and mapping tools. They start at IDWR’s homepage and explore the various menus, toolbars, and options users will find.

First, there are step-by-step instructions on how to use the Research Hub to find water rights and what results you might expend to find.  Second you learn how to use the Map Hub, focusing on how to locate water rights and wells. Third there is an explanation of more tools and resources in the GIS Data Hub. And finally, some non-research functions of the website are discussed.  This includes how to find forms and instructions for water right applications, transfers, well drilling, and more.

This webinar give you the basic tools to research water rights related to a particular property, within a certain area, held by a certain entity, and/or of a certain type. You will learn how to access water right documents. You will obtain a basic understanding of what information is available to aid your water right research and development.

This is one of a series of educational webinars prepared by Schroeder Law Offices. For more information and to view other webinars please click here. Or for other topics use the convenient search function at the top left of this page.