Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

In
addition to other duties prescribed by law, it shall be the duty of the
director of the department of water resources to conduct investigations,
surveys and studies relative to the extent, nature and location of the ground
water resources of this state; and to this end, the director of the department
of water resources may, on behalf of the state of Idaho enter into cooperative
investigations, researches, and studies with any agency or department of the
government of the United States, or any other state or public authority of
this state, or private agencies or individuals. It shall likewise be the duty
of the director of the department of water resources to control the
appropriation and use of the ground water of this state as in this act
provided and to do all things reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect
the people of the state from depletion of ground water resources contrary to
the public policy expressed in this act.

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