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Update on Water Rights Presentation on Comstock Canal Dave Tuthill Ernie Carlsen September 10, 2013 Topics Intro to IWE Water Right Basics Conjunctive Administration (Conjunctive Management) Estimated Timeline for Wood River

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Update on Water Rights Presentation on Comstock Canal

Dave Tuthill Ernie Carlsen

September 10, 2013

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Topics

 Intro to IWE  Water Right Basics  Conjunctive Administration (Conjunctive

Management)

 Estimated Timeline for Wood River Valley  Comstock Canal  Opportunity

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Idaho Water Engineering

 Founded in 2009  Water Resource Engineering throughout Idaho

 Water measurement  Water rights  Mitigation plans

 Most employees have more than 30 years experience

working with Idaho Department of Water Resources

 52 clients thus far in the Wood River Valley  Ketchum Office: 321 S. Leadville, Suite A, Office

Hours by Appointment

 www.idahowaterengineering.com

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Prediction…

Relative to property transactions in the Wood River Valley where water rights have significant value…

Change

is coming between now and 2015

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In Idaho the appropriation doctrine is used for the delivery both surface water rights and ground water rights— “first in time is first in right”

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Mrs. Adams

Irrigation of 50 acres 1.0 cfs 6/16/1887

Mr. Black

Irrigation of 60 acres 1.2 cfs 6/17/1887

1 miner’s inch = .02 cubic feet per second = 9 gallons per minute

Mrs. Clark

Irrigation of 500 acres 10.0 cfs 6/16/1982

Well

Administered by a State of Idaho Water District which hires a Watermaster If a water right is not used for five consecutive years it can be lost due to forfeiture

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Example – Which right is most likely to be curtailed?

1886 Water Right Big Wood River 32 acres Irrigation 1959 Water Right Non-tributary 24 acres irrigation 1956 Water Right Ground Water ½ acre lawn irrigation

Scenario 1 – during 2012 Scenario 2 – during 2014 or 2015 Scenario 3 – during 2020

1954 Water Right Ground Water City of Ketchum, Municipal

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Minimum Stream Flow Rights

n the Big Wood River Above Magic Reservoir

(1/16/1986) SNRA to Warm Springs--200/150 cfs

~ 37-8258

Warm Springs Cr.

(6/19/1981) Warm Springs to District 45 Canal 70 cfs ~ 37-7919 (10/16/1987) Warm Springs to District 45 Canal 119 cfs ~ 37-8307

NOTE: 37-7919 and 37-8307 are “Stacked Rights” for 189 cfs

Slide by Dr. Lee Brown

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Mitigation

 Merriam-Webster definition : To cause to

become less harsh or hostile

 Implemented to prevent injury to existing

water rights

 Must be in-time, in-place and replacement

water must be for full amount of injury

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Steps Toward Conjunctive Administration in the Wood River Valley

 Adjudicate the surface water rights ~ 1900  Establish Water District 37 to administer surface

water rights ~ 1900

 Commence delivery of surface water rights ~ 1900  Adjudicate ground water rights – 1987 – 2013  Establish a water district for ground water rights – in

progress

 Commence delivery of ground water rights – 2014 or

2015 (per IDWR)

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Opportunity Offered by Innovative Mitigation Solutions, LLC

 See Lease Agreement for Landlord  IMS proposes to:

 File an Application for Permit for a water right for

Ground Water Recharge, along with other sites

 Measure flows in conjunction with Water District 37  Conduct modeling and identify the extent of credits  Market credits and split proceeds  Review and adjust (if necessary) agreement in five

years

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208-378-1513 Website: www.idahowaterengineering.com Email:info@idahowaterengineering.com

Thank you.

321 S. Leadville, Suite A, Ketchum