Right ↔ diversion accounting

Water Rights Registry

Every right in WMIS, with measured diversions compared to the decreed rate and volume cap. Orphan PODs and combined-limit rights are surfaced for IDWR review.

Decreed values from IDWR Allocation/WaterRightPods · refreshed 2026-05-01

Showing 16,689 rights with real decreed rate, volume, priority date, owner, and use codes. 105 rights with no public match are flagged as demo. Source: 180,594 active rights statewide / 51,736 with decreed volume / 272,677 POD-level records.

Distinct rights

16,794

16,689 real / 105 demo

Over-volume in 2024

3297

20% of rights

Data quality issues

2822

>10x decreed cap

Forfeiture risk

3160

5+ yrs zero use

Orphan PODs

642

active diversion, no right

Over-volume rights · 2024

Measured diversion exceeds decreed annual cap. Compliance candidates.

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Right	Use	Decreed AF	2024 AF	Over by	Status
36-2704real	Irrigation	48,180	140,560	+92,380(192%)	over volume
36-2708real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	144,540	236,765	+92,225(64%)	over volume
36-4032Dreal	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	10,860	95,185	+84,325(776%)	over volume
36-7167real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	36,199	95,185	+58,986(163%)	over volume
36-7210real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	32,522	91,090	+58,568(180%)	over volume
36-7427real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	37,747	91,090	+53,343(141%)	over volume
36-2680real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	43,439	95,185	+51,746(119%)	over volume
36-8356real	Wildlife / minimum stream flow	32,600	74,297	+41,697(128%)	over volume
2-7263real	Irrigation	3,455	31,635	+28,180(816%)	over volume
2-2210real	Irrigation	3,812	31,635	+27,823(730%)	over volume
2-7255real	Irrigation	4,800	31,635	+26,835(559%)	over volume
2-10579real	Irrigation	5,728	30,976	+25,248(441%)	over volume

Rights by basin

Counts and risk flags per basin.

Combined-limit rights

6342 rights with multiple PODs share a single decreed cap.

Right	PODs	Decreed CFS	Decreed AF
36-2080real	188	1100.00	250,417
36-15127Areal	188	31.12	7,546
36-15127Breal	188	28.89	7,006
36-15192real	188	0.60	145
36-15193Areal	188	0.21	50
36-15193Breal	188	0.31	76
36-15194Areal	188	0.23	55
36-15194Breal	188	2.51	610
36-15195Areal	188	0.87	210
36-15195Breal	188	2.24	542
36-15196Areal	188	0.29	70
36-15196Breal	188	0.08	19

Forfeiture-risk rights

5+ consecutive years of zero beneficial use.