Idaho Code 42-3914 – Board to Establish Standards
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 42-3914
- Injection: means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through an injection well, but excludes the following:
Idaho Code 42-3902Irrigation waste water: means excess surface water from agricultural fields generated during any agricultural operation, including runoff of irrigation tailwater, as well as natural drainage resulting from precipitation, snowmelt and floodwaters. See Idaho Code 42-3902 State: 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 Surface runoff water: means runoff water from the natural ground surface and cropland. See Idaho Code 42-3902
The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the present or future use of any existing or proposed injection well which is used exclusively for disposal of irrigation waste water or of surface runoff water where such disposal does not adversely affect drinking water sources, and state or local government entities involved in highway and street construction and maintenance shall be exempt from fees and permit applications for shallow injection wells. The water resource board shall establish criteria and standards for the injection of fluids under the provisions of this chapter which shall not become valid and enforceable until adopted under provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.