Final Unified Decree for the Snake River Basin Adjudication

Alternative Title

Snake River Basin Final Unified Decree

Authors

District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Idaho, in and for the County of Twin Falls

Tribes

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho

Settlement

Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Settlement (Shoshone-Bannock)

Reservation

Fort Hall Indian Reservation

State

ID

Watershed

Pacific Northwest Region

HUC Refined

Columbia River Basin

Litigation

In re Snake River Basin Adjudication, No. 39576, District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Twin Falls County, Idaho

Document Type

Post-settlement court orders/ decree

Publisher

Fifth Judicial District, Twin Falls County, Idaho

Publication Date

8-26-2014

Abstract

Court Decree: Unified Final Decree relating to all water rights in Snake River Basin. Contents: I. Procedure, p.1; II. Findings of Fact, p.4; III. Conclusions of Law, p.6; IV. Order p. 9; Attachments available on website:

Attachment 1: Snake River Basin Water System Map

Attachment 2 -- Issued Partial Decrees by subcase or basin number

Attachment 3 -- General Provisions by Basin

Attachment 4 -- Water Right Agreements Between the State of Idaho and the United States of America:

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

- Revised Partial Final Consent Decree Determining the Rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

- Water Right Partial Decrees

- 1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement

- Public Law 101-602, 104 Stat. 3059 (November 16, 1990)

- Chapter 228, 1991 Idaho Sess. L. 547

- H.C.R. No. 16, 1985 Idaho Sess. L. 745

- Resolutions of the Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes dated: June 15, 1990; July 5, 1990; and June 14, 1991

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

- Revised Consent Decree for the Benefit of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

- Water Right Partial Decrees

Nez Perce Tribe

- Nez Perce Consent Decree and Idaho Water Resources Board Minimum Stream Flow Partial Decrees

• Multiple Use Water Right Decrees
• Springs or Fountains Water Right Decrees
• Idaho Water Resource Board Water Right Decrees

Craters of the Moon Agreement Subcases

Department of Energy Agreement Subcases

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (Basin 78) Agreement Subcases

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (Basin 79) Agreement Subcases

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Claims

- Amended Order Approving Stipulation and Entry of Partial Decrees

Agreement Subcases

Yellowstone National Park

- Order of Partial Decree on Uncontested Federal Water Right Claims

Agreement Subcases

Attachment 5 -- Disallowed Water Right Claims

Attachment 6 -- Unclaimed Water Rights Decreed Disallowed

Attachment 7 -- Order Governing Procedures for Deferred De Minimis Domestic & Stockwater Claims

Attachment 8 -- Instructions on Searching the Final Unified Decree

Attachment 9 -- Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

Attachment 10 -- Register of Action

[Source: http://www.srba.state.id.us/finaldecree.htm]

Comments

Final Unified Decree 27 pages. No Attachments, see SRBA website. http://www.srba.state.id.us/finaldecree.htm entire decree in excess of 2822 pages

Recommended Citation

Final Unified Decree for the Snake River Basin Adjudication, In re Snake River Basin Adjudication, No. 39576, District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, Twin Falls County, Idaho (Aug. 26, 2014)