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<br />001273 <br /> <br />so-called waste water. The rcghts of a peTson making an appropriation <br /> <br />of such \Vat~rs~ huwever, remain inferior to the rights of the owner <br /> <br />for t.he oWI1eT has t 'r>E:' absolut~ right to the use of such water if he can <br /> <br />prevent t.he seepage or waste. Those for.egoing provisions of our law <br /> <br />have encouraged the water users t:hems~lvef.l to police against waste <br /> <br />and poor conservation practices. <br /> <br />Deepite the fact that it c' the policy and law of our state <br /> <br />to prevent. waste of water and to encourage and foster good conserva- <br /> <br />tion pracLic~~ in the management" and use 0f water', Idaho, not unlike <br /> <br />many other weStern stare's, has laLked the funds and sta.ffing necesqary <br /> <br />to proper.ly carry out this policy IHl the basis of ir:s importance by <br /> <br />today's standards and thinkcng, and has tacked che funds and staff <br /> <br />I.,., flr\)pE:'rly J:.'rt)gram and acti\/ate an aggressive state water develop... <br /> <br />m"nt and u,e pwgram, During the drought years of the 1930's the <br /> <br />Legislature created an Idaho Water Conservation Boar:d to implement <br /> <br />its water policy program, but the act creating the BOArd was dec.lared <br /> <br />unconstitutional by the Idaho Supreme enurt and shortly thereafter, <br /> <br />our count:ry bec.ame involved in World War II and all efforts to <br /> <br />activate an aggressive water policy and program came to a halt. <br /> <br />It was not untd 1964 that our State Legislature proposed <br /> <br />a constitutional amendment, adopted that fall, creating an Idaho <br /> <br />Wat~,. R~source Agency. The enabling legislation was enacted by the <br /> <br />Legislat"re cn 1965, and in August of 1965, one day prior to the <br /> <br />first mpeting of this council, the agency kno~l as the Idaho Water <br /> <br />:-:''':'~.::'...i.!i''':e Board held its fi'rst meet.ing. This is a constitution- <br /> <br />alLy created agency and the powers and ducies of the Board are <br /> <br />!-.~ c..J.u.. (>complete aut.hority to inventory, program and imple- <br /> <br />;;~",( d ~~: .'":.t"f' water plan for the optimum development of Idaho's watet: <br /> <br />7 <br />