# Alaska Online Public Notices #2025200515

Alaska DNR amendments to statewide water-reservation regulations

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Identifier:** 2025200515

Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources updated statewide regulations governing water reservations; this is not a procurement opportunity.
- **Government buyer:** Alaska Department of Natural Resources, statewide.
- **Regulatory scope:** Amendments address 11 AAC 93.142, 11 AAC 93.146, and 11 AAC 93.147.
- **Notable changes:** Revise water-reservation application information and data requirements; clarify responsibility for meeting reservation-certificate conditions and when certificates are issued to applicants or the department; and address the commissioner’s authority to require additional research, data collection, or analysis and allocate related costs.
- **Vendors and products:** No vendors, OEMs, products, or services are identified. The added attachment contains adopted regulations, not procurement line items.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources adopted regulations concerning reservations of water under 11 AAC 93.142, 11 AAC 93.146, and 11 AAC 93.147. The changes address application requirements and data for proposed water reservations, the issuance and conditions of reservation certificates, and review of reservations. The Department of Law approved the regulations, and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor filed them on October 7, 2026; they take effect November 6, 2026. The changes are scheduled to appear in Register 260 of the Alaska Administrative Code in January 2027.

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