During the 2025 legislative session, the Idaho legislature enacted changes to the domestic water exemption under Senate Bill No. 1083. Idaho S.B. 1083, 68th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (2025) (codified at Idaho Code §§ 42-111, 42-227, 42-351, 42- 1701c, 42-1805, 31-3805, 31-3806, 50-1334, 67-6508 and 67- 6537). The Act amends several sections of the Idaho Code related to the regulation and development of domestic water rights to address the unregulated impacts of domestic use wells on groundwater reservoirs. This report outlines the changes to the domestic use exemption that became effective on July 1, 2025.
