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With the Bear River serving so many different purposes in the state of Utah, agricultural producers are trying to make sure their uses for the river aren't forgotten as lawmakers discuss the preservation of the Great Salt Lake.
Some 13,000 claims expected in all.
PRESTON — The Idaho Department of Water Resources is sending out approximately 1,600 notices to property owners in late March, providing notification of the need to file water right claims
The Idaho Department of Water Resources is proceeding on schedule with the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin adjudication process. A majority of the water rights claims in the basin have been filed after two years of working with water users and property owners to file claims. IDWR has received a total of 8,176 water rights claims in the basin so far.
Utah’s water year got off to a blockbuster start, but then it simply dried up these last several weeks. The state’s water watchers are extremely concerned, hoping more active water patterns will move through.