This text of Idaho § 31-3805 (DELIVERY OF WATER WITHIN SUBDIVISIONS) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Idaho primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(1)The provisions of this section shall apply to any proposed subdivision, as defined in chapter 13, title 50, Idaho Code, within the state of Idaho or to a subdivision subject to a more restrictive county or city zoning ordinance.
(2)For any subdivision that lies within the service area or area of city impact of a municipal provider, the following requirements apply:
(a)If a shared well or public water system is installed, it shall be designed to meet requirements of that municipal provider and be planned to integrate with and connect to the municipal provider’s system when appropriate. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply if an agreement is reached with the municipal provider;
(b)The municipal provider shall be consulted in the design of the shared well or public water
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(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to any proposed subdivision, as defined in chapter 13, title 50, Idaho Code, within the state of Idaho or to a subdivision subject to a more restrictive county or city zoning ordinance.
(2) For any subdivision that lies within the service area or area of city impact of a municipal provider, the following requirements apply:
(a) If a shared well or public water system is installed, it shall be designed to meet requirements of that municipal provider and be planned to integrate with and connect to the municipal provider’s system when appropriate. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply if an agreement is reached with the municipal provider;
(b) The municipal provider shall be consulted in the design of the shared well or public water system to ensure proper integration; and
(c) Upon connection to the municipal provider’s system, the water rights associated with the subdivision’s shared well or public water system shall be conveyed to the municipal provider.
(3) If surface water for irrigation is reasonably available to all or any part of a subdivision, as provided in section 67-6537, Idaho Code, then no subdivision plat, amendment to a subdivision plat, or any other plat or map recognized by the city or county for the division of land will be accepted, approved, and recorded unless the owner or entity has provided for the irrigation of lots within the subdivision using the available surface water.
(4) For subdivisions using water provided by an irrigation entity, as required by section 67-6537, Idaho Code, the subdivision plat or with the plat mat as an exhibit shall include a description of the system used to deliver irrigation water from the irrigation entity’s point of delivery to the individual lots. In such cases:
(a) For proposed subdivisions within the incorporated limits of a city, the irrigation system must be approved by the city zoning authority or the city council, as provided by city ordinance, with the advice of the irrigation entity charged with the delivery of water to such lands; and
(b) For proposed subdivisions located outside an incorporated city, the irrigation system must be approved by the board of county commissioners, with the advice of the irrigation entity charged with the delivery of water to such lands.
(5) For subdivisions receiving water from an irrigation entity, the subdivision plat or amendment to a subdivision plat shall contain notes stating the following:
(a) That the subdivision or a portion of it is located within the service area of the irrigation entity and the name and contact information for the irrigation entity;
(b) That a system for the delivery of irrigation water to lots within the subdivision has been provided;
(c) That the system has been approved as required by subsection (4) of this section;
(d) That the purchaser of each lot shall remain subject to all assessments levied by the irrigation entity; and
(e) That unpaid irrigation entity assessments are a lien on the land within the irrigation entity.