Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 37 - Water Resources, Department of
Rule 37.02.04 - SHOSHONE-BANNOCK TRIBAL WATER SUPPLY BANK RULES
Section 37.02.04.010 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the definitions set forth below, the definitions in "The 1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement" are incorporated to the extent they are applicable. (3-31-22)
01. Acre Foot. The amount of water necessary to cover one (1) acre of land to a depth of one (1) foot and is equivalent to forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) cubic feet or three hundred twenty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-one (325,851) gallons of water. (3-31-22)
02. Agreement. "The 1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement" as ratified by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in June, 1991, and as approved by the United States in Public Law 101-602, 104 Stat. 3061 on November 16, 1990, and by the state of Idaho in 1991 Idaho Session Laws Chapter 228 at 547. (3-31-22)
03. Annual. The period starting on the day following the first Monday in March of each year and ending on the first Monday of March of the succeeding year. (3-31-22)
04. Bank. The "Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Water Supply Bank." (3-31-22)
05. Beneficial Use. Any use of water for DCMI, irrigation, hydropower generation, recreation, stock watering, fish propagation and instream flow uses as well as any other uses that provide a benefit to the user of the water. (3-31-22)
06. Bureau. The United States Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation. (3-31-22)
07. Chairperson. The person selected by the Tribal Rental Pool Committee to be the head of the Committee. (3-31-22)
08. Committee. The Tribal Rental Pool Committee. (3-31-22)
09. Council. The Fort Hall Business Council. (3-31-22)
10. IDWR. The Idaho Department of Water Resources an executive agency of the state of Idaho created by Section 42-1701, Idaho Code, or any successor agency. (3-31-22)
11. IWRB. The Idaho Water Resource Board an agency constituted in accordance with Idaho Const. art. XV, Section 7, or any successor agency. (3-31-22)
12. Rent. A temporary legal conveyance by the Tribes of the right to use storage water pursuant to Section 42-1761, Idaho Code, for a fixed period of time during which ownership of the federal contract storage right is retained for the benefit of the Tribes. (3-31-22)
13. Rental Pool. The Tribal stored water assigned to the Bank. (3-31-22)
14. Renter. The person renting water from the rental pool. (3-31-22)
15. Reservation. The Fort Hall Indian Reservation. (3-31-22)
16. Reservation Watermaster. The Tribal Water Engineer or any successor designated by the Tribes to administer the Tribal water rights under the Tribal Water Code. (3-31-22)
17. Snake River Watermaster. The watermaster of Water District 01 or any successor. (3-31-22)
18. Tribal Stored Water. The storage water accruing to the federal contract storage space identified in Article 7.3.1 of the Agreement. (3-31-22)
19. Tribal Water Engineer. The Tribal officer or any successor designated to administer the Tribal Water Code. (3-31-22)
20. Tribes. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. (3-31-22)
