Water Rights Fee Schedule

Revised: July 1, 2024

Fees for the following type applications will be based on the greater of flow (CFS) or volume (ACRE-FEET), but not both:

  • Application and Temporary Application to Appropriate Water
  • Application for Temporary and Permanent Change of Water
  • Application to Exchange Water
  • Non-Use Application
  • Diligence Claim ( + $500 for field exam)
  • Groundwater Recharge Permit
  • Republication after Amendment of Application
FEE SCHEDULE
Flow-CFS Acre-Feet FEE
More Than Not to Exceed More Than Not to Exceed  
0 0.1 0 20 $ 150
0.1 0.5 20 100 $ 200
0.5 1.0 100 500 $ 250
1.0 2.0 500 1,000 $ 300
2.0 3.0 1,000 1,500 $ 350
3.0 4.0 1,500 2,000 $ 400
4.0 5.0 2,000 2,500 $ 430
5.0 6.0 2,500 3,000 $ 460
6.0 7.0 3,000 3,500 $ 490
7.0 8.0 3,500 4,000 $ 520
8.0 9.0 4,000 4,500 $ 550
9.0 10.0 4,500 5,000 $ 580
10.0 11.0 5,000 5,500 $ 610
11.0 12.0 5,500 6,000 $ 640
12.0 13.0 6,000 6,500 $ 670
13.0 14.0 6,500 7,000 $ 700
14.0 15.0 7,000 7,500 $ 730
15.0 16.0 7,500 8,000 $ 760
16.0 17.0 8,000 8,500 $ 790
17.0 18.0 8,500 9,000 $ 820
18.0 19.0 9,000 9,500 $ 850
19.0 20.0 9,500 10,000 $ 880
20.0 21.0 10,000 10,500 $ 910
21.0 22.0 10,500 11,000 $ 940
22.0 23.0 11,000 11,500 $ 970
23.0 and above 11,500 and above $1000 

   OTHER FIXED APPLICATION FEES
    Groundwater Recovery Permit                      $2500.00
    Request for Extension of Time before 14 Years    $  50.00
    Request for Extension of Time after 14 Years     $ 150.00
    Request for Extension of Time (Fixed Time Appl.) $ 150.00
    Application to Segregate                         $  50.00 
    Report of Water Right Conveyance Submission      $  85.00, plus $2.00 for each additional page over 15 pages, not to exceed $150.00     
    Sewage Effluent Reuse Application                $ 750.00
    Protest Filings                                  $  15.00
    Livestock Watering Certificate                   $ 150.00

   WELL DRILLERS
    Well Driller License                             $ 350.00
    Well Driller License Renewal                     $ 100.00, $150.00 if late
    Drill Rig Operator Registration                  $ 100.00
    Drill Rig Operator Registration Renewal          $  50.00, $100.00 if late
    Pump Installer License                           $ 200.00
    Pump Installer License Renewal                   $  75.00, $125.00 if late
    Pump Rig Operator License                        $  75.00
    Pump Rig Operator License Renewal                $  25.00, $50.00 if late
    
    *NOTE: If more that one type of Well Drilling license/registration is applied
           for, or is being renewed, only the fee for the license/registration fee
           that is the greatest dollar amount should be paid.  For example, if a new
           Well Driller License AND Pump Installer License are applied for, the
           applicant would pay $350.00, which is the greater of the two license fees.
   
    
   STREAM ALTERATION FEES
    Commercial Entity                                $2000.00
    Government Entity                                $ 500.00
    Non-Commercial Entity                            $ 100.00
 
   PHOTOCOPIER FEES
    Document Certification                           $  10.00
    Employee Assisted Copies                              .25 per copy
    Self Service Copies                                   .10 per copy
                                       (no charge for 5 copies or less)
 
   COMPUTER COPIES
    A $2.00 minimum fee will be charged for accessing computer data.
    Plats/Scanned Documents                 $2.00 min. or .25 per copy
                                             (whichever is greater)
 
   MISCELLANEOUS
    Maps (Blueprints)                                $   3.00 flat fee
    Microfilm                                             .25 per copy
    Facsimiles                                            .25 per copy