Water Right Environmental Assessments

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The purpose of this website is to provide the public with information on environmental assessments of water right applications for permits and authorizations to change. 2-3-111, 2-3-301, and 2-17-532 MCA.

The DNRC keeps environmental assessments (EAs) on the Internet for approximately six months from the date when the EA was prepared, or until the application is issued or terminated. Any EA not viewable on the Internet is available in hard copy for review through the DNRC Water Rights Bureau in Helena.

Comments to an environmental assessment may be sent to:

DNRC Water Resources Division
Water Rights Bureau
Attn: Millie Heffner
P.O. Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601

Click on any county to view listings.

Beaverhead

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41A-111306	US Forest Service	Selway Creek	2019-09-19

Big Horn

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Blaine

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40J 30105879	Lorin Krass	Groundwater	2016-09-15
40J 30105878	Lorin Krass	Groundwater	2016-09-14
40J 30104657	Lorin Krass	Groundwater	2016-09-14

Broadwater

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Carbon

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Carter

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
39E 30124968	Harmon Creek Cattle, LLC	Harmon Creek	2019-11-04

Cascade

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Chouteau

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Custer

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Daniels

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Dawson

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Deer Lodge

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Fallon

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
39E 30123608	TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP	Boxelder Creek	2019-10-24

Fergus

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41S 30126085	Grover & Lois Roe	Judith River	2019-11-21
41S 30121942	Conners Family revocable Trust	Unnamed Tributary of Big Spring Creek	2019-11-13
40B 30070712	Wilks Ranch Montana LTD	Durfee Creek	2016-05-19

Flathead

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76LJ 30147446	Valerie K. Cox	Groundwater	2020-01-15
76LJ 30122044	Lakeside County Water and Sewer District	Groundwater	2020-01-15
76LJ 30147267	Garrett Henry & Jennifer A. Stegen	Groundwater	2020-01-07
76LJ 30146821	Wendy M. & Richard R. Upton	Groundwater	2019-12-19
76LJ 30146768	Alice L. & Michael J. Salvaggio	Groundwater	2019-12-05
76LJ 30122507	James and Greta Voss Family Trust	Groundwater	2019-12-03
76LJ 30123906	John B. & Anne I. Collins	Whitefish Lake	2019-11-13
76LJ 30122713	Montana Real Estate Ventures, LLC	Stillwater River	2019-11-13
76LJ 30145981	Rachel E. & Chris M. Miller	Groundwater	2019-11-12
76LJ 30121715	City of Columbia Falls	Groundwater	2019-11-06
76LJ 30131285	Winter Sports Inc.	Unnamed Tributary to Haskill Creek	2019-11-04
76LJ 30121716	City of Columbia Falls	Groundwater	2019-10-08
76LJ 30122427	Norman C. Bjelland	Groundwater	2019-10-02
76LJ 30122620	BIGFORK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT	Groundwater	2019-09-19
76I 30125550	Norman Kalbfleisch	Groundwater	2019-07-23*
76LJ 30124591	Elizabeth P., Irene B., and Stanley A. III Brooks	Groundwater	2019-06-21*
76LJ 30121543	Norman C. Bjelland	Groundwater	2019-06-17
76LJ 30122327	Roger Sullivan	Groundwater	2019-03-29*
76LJ 30122326	Roger Sullivan	Groundwater	2019-03-29*

Gallatin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41H 30123225	ONEILL RENTALS LLC	Groundwater	2020-01-07
41H 30120178	US Forest Service	Bear Creek (East Gallatin Watershed)	2019-10-02
41F 30068783	Shirley A Smith & Alvin L Roquemore	Groundwater	2019-08-29*
41F 30117899	Charles S Thomas and Elizabeth M Trader	Groundwater	2019-07-03*
41F 30117778	Charles S Thomas and Elizabeth M Trader	Groundwater	2019-07-03*
41F 30123533	David and Julienne Daines	groundwater	2019-06-28*
41H 30110660	Ultility Solutions LLC	Groundwater	2018-01-17

Garfield

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40C 30125936	73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC	Groundwater	2019-12-19
40C 30125827	73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC	Groundwater	2019-12-19
40C 30125798	73 Ranch and Hunt Club LLC	Groundwater	2019-11-15

Glacier

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40T 30124164	Double T Bison Ranch LLC	Unnamed Tributary of Boundary Creek	2019-11-22
40F 30122926	ZENITH COLONY INC	Groundwater	2019-08-29

Golden Valley

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Granite

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Hill

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Jefferson

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Judith Basin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Lake

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76LJ 30124292	Romain Estates HOA	Groundwater	2020-01-07

Lewis & Clark

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41I 72581	CIty of Helena	Groundwater	2019-09-19
41K 30111184	Broken O Land & Livestock, LLC	Sun River	2017-06-21

Liberty

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Lincoln

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76D 30114889	US Forest Service	Pipe Creek (Kootenai Watershed)	2018-09-24

Madison

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41F 30122400	MT Moonlight Basin Water & Sewer LLC	Groundwater	2019-12-19

McCone

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Meagher

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Mineral

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Missoula

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76M 30121782	OUZEL REACH RANCH, LLC	NINEMILE CREEK	2019-12-13
76M 30105068	Forest Service	Petty Creek (Clark Fork Basin)	2016-06-22

Musselshell

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Park

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43B 30104683	US Forest Service	Mill Creek, W Fk (Yellowstone Watershed)	2019-11-04
43B 30104681	US Forest Service	Mill Creek, E Fk	2019-11-04
43B 30104686	US Forest Service	Lambert Creek (Yellowstone Basin)	2019-10-29
43B 30104682	US Forest Service	Passage Creek (Mill Creek Watershed)	2019-10-04
43BJ 30122448	WEST BOULDER HOLDINGS LLC & BURNT LEATHER HOLDINGS LLC	West Boulder River	2019-10-04
43B 30105059	US Forest Service	Wicked Creek (Mill Creek Watershed)	2019-10-04
43B 30121994	1045 River House LLC % Sarah B Stewart	Groundwater	2019-07-02*
43B 30117162	Dennis Gerald & Deborah B Wascom	Groundwater	2019-07-01*
43B 30103096	Dennis Gerald & Deborah B Wascom	Groundwater	2019-07-01*
43B 30103095	Dennis Gerald & Deborah B Wascom	Groundwater	2019-07-01*

Petroleum

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Phillips

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Pondera

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Powder River

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Powell

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76G 30106785	CLARK FORK COALITION	Racetrack Creek	2019-08-05
76G 30106785	CLARK FORK COALITION	Racetrack Creek	2019-06-13

Prairie

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Ravalli

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Richland

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42M 30126209	Kittleson Family Partnership Et al	Fourmile Creek	2019-10-08

Roosevelt

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Rosebud

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42K 30147423	Montana State Board of Land Commissioners	Groundwater	2019-12-13

Sanders

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76N 30120171	US Forest Service	Beatrice Creek (Thompson River Watershed)	2019-09-27
76N 30104697	Forest Service	Little Thompson River	2016-06-23
76N 30070883	Forest Service	Weeksville Creek (Clark Fork Basin)	2016-06-22
76N 30068837	RC Resources Inc.	Groundwater	2016-06-21
76N 30104692	Forest Service	Thompson River	2016-06-21

Sheridan

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Silver Bow

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Stillwater

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Sweet Grass

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43BJ 30133671	Rostad, Clarence S Revocable Trust	Boulder River	2019-12-11

Teton

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41O-30103564	Robert E. Stephens	Deep Creek	2015-12-31

Toole

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41N 30109842	Wesley and Fred Fenger	Strawberry Creek	2017-06-27

Treasure

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42KJ 30128057	PV Ranch Company LLC	Groundwater	2019-10-29

Valley

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40S 30119937	TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP	Missouri River	2019-04-16

Wheatland

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40A 30119319	McFarland White Ranch Inc.	Big Elk Creek	2019-07-24
40A 30105384	Dan & Sandra DeBuff	Groundwater	2018-07-31

Wibaux

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted

Yellowstone

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43Q 30125287	Jan Longen	Yellowstone River	2019-12-24