Idaho Code 42-3901 – Ground Water as Public Resource — Protection
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 42-3901
- Injection: means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through an injection well, but excludes the following:
Idaho Code 42-3902State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
The legislature of the state of Idaho hereby declares the ground water of this state to be a public resource which must be protected against unreasonable contamination or deterioration of quality to preserve such waters for diversion to beneficial uses; that in order to protect such waters against contamination or deterioration in quality it is necessary that the construction and use of injection wells be controlled as provided in this chapter.