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Adjusting Idaho laws, regs could help water situation (access required)

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Published: January 21,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am

Idaho and its municipalities can partly alleviate water-supply concerns by modifying laws and regulations, a professor told an Idaho Senate committee Jan. 18. Idaho exempts small, domestic wells from irrigation permit requirements. Although courts and the Department of Water Resources traditionally view them as having minimal impact because they are small and scattered, the recent proliferation ...



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