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Every gate log entry filed before you leave the site.

Water orders, gate changes and assessments kept where the rider and every shareholder can read the same season's books.

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From Idaho Code 42-701(5) measuring and reporting of diversions (Idaho Legislature), checked Thu, October 29, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

10

sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 29, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Annual diversion report: 1 year from the last annual report filed.From Idaho Code 42-701(5) measuring and reporting of diversions (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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What it checks when you save

  1. In Idaho, the headgate at the point of diversion can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster, and it regulates the flow.From Idaho Code 42-701(1) headgates and controlling works (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  2. In Idaho, the director can require a rating flume or other measuring device at the most practical point in the ditch.From Idaho Code 42-701(1) measuring devices (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  3. Idaho appropriators given notice measure their diversions and report them every year: point of diversion, water right numbers, authorized rate, highest rate diverted, total volume and changes to the works.From Idaho Code 42-701(5) measuring and reporting of diversions (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  4. In Colorado, a ditch company assesses its stock pro rata on the shares, payable in money, labor or both.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(1) assessment on stock (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  5. In Colorado, stockholders vote on the assessment at an annual or special meeting before it is levied. The directors may levy it if stockholders have not acted within 90 days after the fiscal year closes.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(2) assessment vote (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  6. A Colorado ditch company holds a lien on shares for unpaid assessments and may provide that no water is delivered until they are paid.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(3) lien and delivery (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  7. Colorado requires a demand for the amount due before shares are forfeited. Record the date it was made.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(4) forfeiture notice (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  8. In Colorado the demand goes out at least 30 days before the forfeiture takes effect.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(4) forfeiture notice (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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  9. In Colorado, ditch company shares are personal property and transfer the way the company's bylaws provide.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(4) shares as personal property (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
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Asked, and answered from the rule.

What goes in an Idaho annual report of water diversions?

  1. Idaho appropriators given notice measure their diversions and report them every year: point of diversion, water right numbers, authorized rate, highest rate diverted, total volume and changes to the works.From Idaho Code 42-701(5) measuring and reporting of diversions (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.

Does an Idaho headgate have to lock?

  1. In Idaho, the headgate at the point of diversion can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster, and it regulates the flow.From Idaho Code 42-701(1) headgates and controlling works (Idaho Legislature), checked Oct 29, 2026.

How does a Colorado ditch company levy an assessment on its shares?

  1. In Colorado, a ditch company assesses its stock pro rata on the shares, payable in money, labor or both.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(1) assessment on stock (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. In Colorado, stockholders vote on the assessment at an annual or special meeting before it is levied. The directors may levy it if stockholders have not acted within 90 days after the fiscal year closes.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(2) assessment vote (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.

How much notice does a Colorado ditch company give before forfeiting shares?

  1. In Colorado the demand goes out at least 30 days before the forfeiture takes effect.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(4) forfeiture notice (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.
  2. Colorado requires a demand for the amount due before shares are forfeited. Record the date it was made.From C.R.S. 7-42-104(4) forfeiture notice (colorado.public.law), checked Oct 29, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Shareholder

Name, Account number, Shares held, Phone, Email, and more.

Turnout

Gate number, Lateral, Shareholder, Measuring device, Kept locked, and more.

Diversion headgate

Name, Stream or source, Point of diversion, legal description, Water right numbers, Maximum authorized rate, and more.

Annual diversion report

Season, Highest rate diverted, Total volume diverted, Changes made to the diversion works, Filed on, and more.

Water order

Ordered on, Turnout, Start, Start time, Shut off, and more.

Gate log entry

Date, Time, Rider, Action, Gate setting, and more.

Season

Year, Water per share, Unit, Assessment per share, Assessment due, and more.

Assessment

Season, Shares assessed, Amount, Paid in, Due, and more.

Share transfer

Date, Shares, Transferred to, Certificate cancelled, Certificate issued, and more.

What your client receives.

The shareholder statement, as the app issues it the moment the gate log entry is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

Building owners read every report filed to them in one binder, free.

Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Ditch Companies

Shareholder statement

Gate number 1

Company

Name
Northgate Fabrication
Email
avery@example.com
Phone
555-0110
Address
120 Foundry Rd, Springfield

Shareholder

Name
Avery Lund
Account number
Account number 1
Shares held
1
Phone
555-0110

and 2 more fields

Assessment

SeasonShares assessedAmountPaid inDuePaid on
Acre-feet1$1MoneyApr 19, 2027Sep 11, 2026
Miner's inches8$8LaborMay 29, 2027Jul 20, 2026
Acre-feet15$15Money and laborJul 8, 2027May 28, 2026
Miner's inches3$3MoneyAug 17, 2027Apr 5, 2026
Acre-feet10$10LaborSep 26, 2027Feb 11, 2026
Miner's inches17$17Money and laborNov 5, 2027Dec 20, 2025

and 34 more on the full report

Water order

Ordered onTurnoutStartStart timeShut offRate ordered
Sep 11, 2026Gate number 1Sep 11, 2026Start time 1Sep 11, 20261
Jul 20, 2026Gate number 2Jul 20, 2026Start time 2Jul 20, 20268
May 28, 2026Gate number 3May 28, 2026Start time 3May 28, 202615
Apr 5, 2026Gate number 4Apr 5, 2026Start time 4Apr 5, 20263
Feb 11, 2026Gate number 5Feb 11, 2026Start time 5Feb 11, 202610
Dec 20, 2025Gate number 6Dec 20, 2025Start time 6Dec 20, 202517

and 54 more on the full report

Share transfer

DateSharesTransferred toCertificate cancelledCertificate issuedAssessments paid before transfer
Sep 11, 20261Avery LundCertificate cancelled 1Certificate issued 1Yes
Jul 20, 20268Jordan PikeCertificate cancelled 2Certificate issued 2No
May 28, 202615Sam OkaforCertificate cancelled 3Certificate issued 3No
Apr 5, 20263Riley MorenoCertificate cancelled 4Certificate issued 4Yes

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

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