Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 42-1420 (2026)
Binding effect of decree — Exceptions.
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Binding effect of decree — Exceptions.
(1) The decree entered in a general adjudication shall be conclusive as to the nature and extent of all water rights in the adjudicated water system except that the following described water rights shall not be lost by failure to file a notice of claim:
(a) a water right for domestic use or stock watering use, specifically excluded from the general adjudication by court order;
(b) a water right application for permit filed under chapters 2 or 15, title 42, Idaho Code;
(c) a water right permit issued under chapters 2 or 15, title 42, Idaho Code, unless the director required the permit holder to file a notice of claim in accordance with subsection (7) of section 42-1409, Idaho Code;
(d) a water right license issued under chapter 2 or 15, title 42, Idaho Code, if proof of beneficial use had not been filed on the date of commencement of the general adjudication, unless the director required the license holder to file a notice of claim in accordance with subsection (7) of section 42-1409, Idaho Code; and
(e) a claim to a water right established under federal law, if the priority of the right claimed is later than and junior to the date of entry of the order commencing the general adjudication.
(2) The exceptions from the conclusive effect of a decree in a general adjudication stated in subsection (1) above shall not apply to any water right for which a notice of claim or negotiated agreement is filed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Eden v. State (In Re Srba Case No. 39576 Subase No. 37-00864), 429 P.3d 129 (Idaho 2018).
Eden v. State (In Re Srba Case No. 39576 Subase No. 37-00864), 429 P.3d 129 (Idaho 2018). “" Final Unified Decree (August 26, 2014); Idaho Code § 42-1420 (1). The Final Unified Decree incorporated Attachment 6 which sets forth "water rights of record with the Idaho Department of Water Resources that were required to be claimed but were not claimed in this proceeding…”
Rangen, Inc. v. Idaho Dep't of Water Resources, 367 P.3d 193 (Idaho 2016). “The Director concluded that, under Idaho Code section 42-1420, a decree entered in a general adjudication such as the SRBA is conclusive as to the nature and extent of the water right.”
Idaho Ground Water Appropriators v. Dept of Water Resources (42775) & City of Pocatello v. Rangen, Inc. (42836), 369 P.3d 897 (Idaho 2016). “” I.C. § 42-1420 (emphasis added). Where the partial decrees indicate that Rangen’s rights are surface water rights, that finding is conclusive in Rangen’s delivery call.”
A & B Irrigation Dist. v. Idaho Dep't of Water Resources, 284 P.3d 225 (Idaho 2012). “I.C. § 42-1420(1). [A] provision is to be included in a decree if it is necessary to define or for the efficient administration of a water right, and it is not necessary that the provision apply to all water rights.”
City of Blackfoot v. Gary Spackman, 396 P.3d 1184 (Idaho 2017). “” I.C. § 42-1420(1); see also State v. Nelson, 131 Idaho 12, 16 , 961 P.”
United States v. Hagerman Water Right Owners, Inc., 947 P.2d 409 (Idaho 1997). “I.C. § 42-1420 does address the binding effect of a decree entered in a general adjudication: 42-1420.”
United States v. Black Canyon Irrigation Dist (Idaho 2017). “he specific decrees provide in relevant part as follows 2: 1 “ ‘General adjudication’ means an action both for the judicial determination of the extent and priority of the rights of all persons to use water from any water system within the state of Idaho that is conclusive as to…”
Black Canyon Irrig Dist v. State / Suez Water (Idaho 2018). “igation from Storage 01-01 to 12-31 697,500 AFY 12/24/1937 1 “ ‘General adjudication’ means an action both for the judicial determination of the extent and priority of the rights of all persons to use water from any water system within the state of Idaho that is conclusive as to…”
Whittaker v. Idaho Dep't of Water Resources (Idaho 2024). “The Final Unified Decree goes on to conclude that “[t]his Final Unified Decree is conclusive as to the nature and extent of all water rights within the Snake River Basin within the State of Idaho with a priority date prior to November 19, 1987, except the following described…”
Gary & Glenna Eden v. State of Idaho (Idaho 2018). “” Final Unified Decree 3 (August 26, 2014); Idaho Code § 42-1420 (1). The Final Unified Decree incorporated Attachment 6 which sets forth “water rights of record with the Idaho Department of Water Resources that were required to be claimed but were not claimed in this proceeding…”
Rangen, Inc. v. Idaho Dept of Water Resources (Idaho 2016). “The Director concluded that, under Idaho Code section 42-1420, a decree entered in a general adjudication such as the SRBA is conclusive as to the nature and extent of the water right.”
— Idaho Code § 42-1420(1) — 10 cases
Rangen, Inc. v. Idaho Dep't of Water Resources, 367 P.3d 193 (Idaho 2016). “The Director concluded that, under Idaho Code section 42-1420, a decree entered in a general adjudication such as the SRBA is conclusive as to the nature and extent of the water right.”
Eden v. State (In Re Srba Case No. 39576 Subase No. 37-00864), 429 P.3d 129 (Idaho 2018). “" Final Unified Decree (August 26, 2014); Idaho Code § 42-1420 (1). The Final Unified Decree incorporated Attachment 6 which sets forth "water rights of record with the Idaho Department of Water Resources that were required to be claimed but were not claimed in this proceeding…”
A & B Irrigation Dist. v. Idaho Dep't of Water Resources, 284 P.3d 225 (Idaho 2012). “I.C. § 42-1420(1). [A] provision is to be included in a decree if it is necessary to define or for the efficient administration of a water right, and it is not necessary that the provision apply to all water rights.”
City of Blackfoot v. Gary Spackman, 396 P.3d 1184 (Idaho 2017). “” I.C. § 42-1420(1); see also State v. Nelson, 131 Idaho 12, 16 , 961 P.”
United States v. Hagerman Water Right Owners, Inc., 947 P.2d 409 (Idaho 1997). “I.C. § 42-1420 does address the binding effect of a decree entered in a general adjudication: 42-1420.”
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