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January 2007 A Ridenbaugh Press publication
The Snake River Basin Adjudication The
Snake River Basin Adjudication courtroom in Twin Falls, Idaho, has seen
quite a few battles over the last few years, and is likely to see more
before the largest adjudication in that state's history (and one of the
largest ever in the United States).
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| Headlines | Dreher out at IDWR
January 2007
Dreher was
scheduled to leave his job at the end of December. In a release,
Dreher said that he had been interested in staying on under Otter, but the new
governor decided to make a change. “I very much appreciate
having the opportunity to serve in a significant role and move Idaho’s
challenging water resource issues towards resolution,” he said in a prepared
statement. The nature of
the change, however, and whether it implies policy or personnel changes at the
department, isn’t yet entirely clear. As of late December he had not yet named
a proposed replacement for Dreher. Melanson rules on Sho-Pai rights
SRBA Judge John
Melanson on December 12 issued a final order and approval of a consent decree
on the long-running set of subcases of the Shoshone-Paiute water rights. “. . . the court has determined that there is no just reason for delay of the entry of a final judgment and that the court has and does hereby direct that the above judgment or order shall be a final judgment upon which execution may issue and an appeal may be taken as provided by the Idaho Appellate Rules,” Melanson wrote.. The case goes
back to a 1998 filing by the federal government on behalf of the
Shoshone-Paiute tribes, claiming what became 363 claim numbers. With later
amendments, the total grew to 369. Objections came
from the state of Idaho, the J.R. Simplot Company and the Riddle Ranch, which
is located near the reservation. Negotiations between the parties went on for
years, but in October 2005 the three objecting parties made an offer to the
federal government to settle. A month later, the offer was accepted, and the
matter went to court. Melanson
eventually accepted much though not all of the agreement. He found some errors
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The Boise River (seen here northwest of the Idaho capital city) feeds one of the largest basins in the Snake River basin.Photo/Randy Stapilus |
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The November elections have brought
one big, direct shock to the Idaho water resource community: Karl Dreher,
director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources for about a decade, will
not be retained in the position under the new administration of incoming
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter.