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Do fish have a water right?

Posted on September 17th, 2012
Instream flow (the amount of water flowing past a point in the river at a given time) is a regulatory term people in the Coeur...

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Planning for Rathdrum Prairie future water needs: ID advisory committee seeks input on water management plan

Posted on November 9th, 2010
An Advisory Committee appointed by the Idaho Water Resource Board is seeking citizen input for meeting future water needs, preventing conflict over water resources, and protecting the water quality of the aquifer. Evening of November 18th. CAMP news release.

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Idaho kicking off Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan

Posted on July 6th, 2009
July, 2009 The Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB) issued a news release that they are "kicking off the process to develop a long-term Comprehensive Aquifer...

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Department of Ecology gears up for Spokane area water right adjudication

Posted on June 18th, 2009
In 2010, the Washington Department of Ecology is expected to begin a water right adjudication process for the Spokane area. For those that extract and...

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Idaho water rights process starts with mailing

Posted on January 11th, 2009
Idaho is beginning the process of adjudicating water rights in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane River basin. The Spokesman Review reports.

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Commencement order starts Idaho water right adjudications for the Spokane Rathdrum Praire Aquifer

Posted on November 18th, 2008
On November 12th, 2008 Idaho Disctrict Court Judge John M. Melanson ordered commencement of the Coeur D'Alene-Spokane River Basin General Adjudication.

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Landscaping Classes also Promote Water Conservation

Posted on September 5th, 2008
The WSU-Coop. Extension Master Gardeners in Spokane will be offering specialty landscaping classes on four consecutive Saturdays starting Sept. 20

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Many leery as North Idaho adjudication begins

Posted on August 8th, 2008
Nerves are frazzled as North Idaho begins the complicated and controversial task of identifying which landowners have rights to use what water.

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Water rights process nears

Posted on August 8th, 2008
North Idaho residents with questions about the controversial process of sorting out who owns what water rights are invited to a series of town hall meetings.

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