Rim View Trout Co. v. Idaho Department of Water Resources

McDEVITT, Justice.

Plaintiff, Rim View Trout Company (“Rim View”), filed a petition for a writ of prohibition alleging that the director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (“IDWR”) was without jurisdiction to order the installation of measuring and recording devices on Rim View’s water diversion works on Niagara Springs Creek. The district court dismissed the petition. We affirm.

The director of IDWR ordered Rim View to install and maintain measuring and continuous recording devices to measure and record the amount of water diverted from Niagara Springs Creek. After an administrative…