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Show IDAHO 275 All appropriations of ground water must be approved by the Direc- tor; he may provide for effective construction and maintenance of wells and require measuring devices and control structures; and he is authorized to establish reasonable pumping levels.141 An administrative procedure is provided to determine whether any user claiming a surface or ground water right is being adversely affected by one or more ground water users having a later priority. This is accomplished in conjunction with a local ground water board, and the decision issued may be appealed to the district court.142 Also, statutory procedures govern the determination of critical ground water areas. A critical ground water area is a ground water basin or portion thereof not having sufficient water to provide a rea- sonably safe supply to satisfy existing rights. When an area is desig- nated as a critical ground water area, the Director may deny future applications.143 6. REGULATION OF WELL DRILLERS All well drillers must be licensed in Idaho, and they are required to keep a log on all wells drilled. The log, plus other information required, must be filed with the Director.144 Publications Available Institution for Water Resource Research: Water Resources Research Institute Room B-34 Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83843 208-882-3511 Ext. 429 Publications Hutchins, The Idaho Law of Water Rights (1956). Hutchins, The Idaho Law of Water Rights, 5 Idaho L. Rev. 90 (1968). Note, Effect of Bonnie and Clyde upon the Acquisition of Water Rights in Idaho, 6 Idaho L. Rev. 105 (1969). Note, Idaho-the Constitutionality of a Mandatory Permit System and Denial of a Water Use, in the Public Interest, 4 Land and Water L. Rev. 487 (1969). Note, Water Pollution Control in Idaho: State and Federal Laws, 8 Idaho L. 94 (1971). Harvey, Mandatory Permit System for the Acquisition of Water Rights in Idaho, 2 Idaho L. Rev. 42 (1965). Note, Water Pollution Law in Idaho, 1 Idaho L. Rev. Ill (1964). 141 Idaho code, sec. 42-237a. 142 Idaho code, sees. 42-237b to 42-237e. 143 Idaho code, sec. 42-233a; State ex rel. Tappan, 92 Idaho 451, 444 P. 2d 412 (1968). «* Idaho code, sec. 42-238. 499-242-73------19 |
