Idaho Statutes
§ 42-104 — APPROPRIATION MUST BE FOR BENEFICIAL PURPOSE
Idaho § 42-104
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 42IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE — WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
Ch. 1APPROPRIATION OF WATER — GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Idaho Code § 42-104 (2026).
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The appropriation must be for some useful or beneficial purpose, and when the appropriator or his successor in interest ceases to use it for such purpose, the right ceases.
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Related
United States v. Pioneer Irrigation District
157 P.3d 600 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2007)
Legislative History
[(42-104) R.S., sec. 3156; 1899, p. 380, sec. 3; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 3243; C.S., sec. 5559; I.C.A., sec. 41-104.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1001
APPLICATION TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS§ 42-1002
SETTING DATE FOR HEARING§ 42-1004
CONDUCT OF HEARING — ORDER — APPEAL§ 42-1005
MATTERS CONSIDERED IN FIXING RATE§ 42-101
NATURE OF PROPERTY IN WATER§ 42-102
MEASUREMENT OF WATER§ 42-103
RIGHT ACQUIRED BY APPROPRIATION§ 42-105
USE OF NATURAL WATERWAYS — MEASUREMENT OF COMMINGLED WATER — APPROVAL OF RIGHT TO EXCHANGE WATER§ 42-106
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