Idaho Statutes
§ 42-916 — LIABILITY FOR WASTE OF WATER
Idaho·Title 42 IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE — WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION·Ch. 9 DISTRIBUTION OF WATER TO CONSUMERS
No person entitled to the use of water from any such ditch or canal, must, under any circumstances, use more water than good husbandry requires for the crop or crops that he cultivates; and any person using an excess of water, is liable to the owner of such ditch or canal for the value of such excess; and in addition thereto, is liable for all damages sustained by any other person, who would have been entitled to the use of such excess water, as fixed by this section.
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Legislative History
[(42-916) 1881, p. 273; R.S., sec. 3190; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 3293; C.S., sec. 5640; I.C.A., sec. 41-816.]
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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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