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.

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Beaverhead

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41B 30153057	USA Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management	Gallagher Creek	2021-10-27
41B 142923	Koy Holland	Estler Reservoir/ Rattlesnake Creek	2021-09-20
41C 30072652	STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS	DIVIDE CREEK & LONG CREEK	2021-09-09
41A 30072650	STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS	LONG CREEK	2021-09-09
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
Section 8, Twp. 34N, Rng.18E	US Dept. Interior, BLM	Reser Creek	2021-07-20
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
41I 30115516	MTDFWP	Deep Creek	2022-01-03

Carbon

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43D 30152519	David Patterson	Red Lodge Creek	2022-01-11
43D 30152067	John, Mark & Julie Patterson	Red Lodge Creek	2022-01-04
43D 30152080	Bottrell Family Investments	Bluewater Creek	2021-09-21

Carter

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

Cascade

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41K 30149892	Joe and Glenda Horner	Groundwater and the Sun River	2021-09-15

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

Fergus

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41S 30147282	FRED W. COLVER	Groundwater (shallow alluvial aquifer adjacent to Warm Spring Creek)	2020-05-28

Flathead

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76LJ 30150631	Dana C. & Louise D. Jefferies	Gooderich Bayou	2022-01-07
76LJ 30154172	Glenwood Farms North LLP	Groundwater	2022-01-03
76LJ 30152908	David and Alice Alkosser	Flathead River (Flathead Lake)	2022-01-03
76LJ 30152091	Glacier Lodge Hospitality, LP.	Groundwater	2022-01-03
76LJ 30152090	The Timbers at Whitefish Homeowners Association, Inc.	Groundwater	2022-01-03
76LJ 30151701	Meadow Hills Water & Sewer District	Groundwater	2021-12-21
76I 30153540	Debra & Lowell Pimley	Groundwater	2021-12-16
76I 30152266	COX-MEDLICOTT, LLC	Kelly Creek and McDonald Creek (Lake McDonald)	2021-11-04
76I 30152362	BERNICE E. ROSE IRREVOCABLE TRUST	Kelly Creek and McDonald Creek (Lake McDonald)	2021-11-04
76LJ 30152342	Robert and Donna Fink Living Trust	Groundwater	2021-11-04
76LJ 30151909	City of Columbia Falls	Deep Alluvial Aquifer, Flathead River, Flathead Lake	2021-10-01
76LJ 30150982	Meadow Lake Investments LLC	Garnier Creek	2021-07-26
76LJ 30150985	Meadow Lake Investments LLC	Groundwater	2021-07-26

Gallatin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41H 30148636 and 41H 30148637	Lazy TJ Enterprises LLC	Hyalite Creek, Bozeman Creek, groundwater	2021-12-21
41F 30124768	VICTORIA ST DON, CHRISTOPHER ST DON, JASON BRUNO	Groundwater	2021-12-07
41F 30153022	RAND KRIECH	Groundwater	2021-12-06
41F 30123536	AERO WEST LLC	Groundwater	2021-12-06
41F 30116363	JAMES AND JOYCE MUNSON	Groundwater	2021-11-15
41F 30115193	CAROLINE SMITH THOMPSON TRUST	Groundwater	2021-11-10

Garfield

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40C 30150783	ROCKING TS CATTLE COMPANY	Musselshell River	2022-01-12

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

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
41G 95675-00	Steven L Buckner, Hans E Buckner	Whitetail Deer Creek	2022-01-12
USFS-BLM Stock Tank Change	USFS-BLM	Little Boulder River	2021-08-24

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
76K 30150634	George F. Ascherl Jr. & George F. Ascherl III	Swan River (Swan Lake)	2021-12-01
76LJ 30151447	Michael R. & Marlo G. V. Maddy	Ronan Creek (Lake Mary Ronan)	2021-09-10
76LJ 30151446	Michael R. & Marlo G. V. Maddy	Ronan Creek (Lake Mary Ronan)	2021-09-10
76LJ 30151442	Michael R. & Marlo G. V. Maddy	Ronan Creek (Lake Mary Ronan)	2021-09-10

Lewis & Clark

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41I 30148066	City of Helena	groundwater	2021-09-15
41I 30046071	Helena School District No. 1	Groundwater	2021-01-15

Liberty

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41P 30151430	Riverview Colony	Unnamed Tributary of Basin Coulee	2021-12-21
41P 30149305	Riverview Colony	Marias River	2021-12-21

Lincoln

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76C 30070880	US Forest Service	Miller Creek (Fisher River Watershed)	2021-12-01
76C 30114891	US Forest Service	Crystal Creek (Fisher River Watershed)	2021-11-29
76D 30147623	Lodestone Adventures, LLC and Joseph, Rita and Ryan Purdy	Groundwater	2021-01-07
76D 30114889	US Forest Service	Pipe Creek (Kootenai Watershed)	2018-09-24

Madison

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41C 30072652	STATE OF MONTANA, DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS	DIVIDE CREEK & LONG CREEK	2021-09-09
41C 30110903	SRI RIVER HOLDINGS LLC	Wisconsin Creek	2021-07-22

McCone

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

Meagher

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41J 30116562	Tintina Montana Inc.	Groundwater	2020-03-13
41J 30116563	Tintina Montana Inc.	Sheep Creek	2020-03-13
41J 30116553 and 41J 30116554	Bar Z Ranch Inc.; John and Terri Hanson	Little Sheep Creek and an Unnamed Tributary of Sheep Creek known as "Coon Creek"	2020-03-13
41J 30116556, 41J 30116557, 41J 30116558, 41J 30116559	Thorson Ranch LLC	Jumping Creek, Adams Creek, Wolsey Creek, and Sheep Creek	2020-03-13

Mineral

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76M 30148135	Shyrock LLC	Groundwater	2021-11-10

Missoula

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date
76M 30116321	US Forest Service	La Valle Creek	2021-10-15
76M 30149310	Missoula County Schools - Sentinel HS	groundwater	2021-10-15

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 30121722	LISA AND JEFF OHLINGER	Groundwater	2021-11-26
43B 30153609	JAMES AND SHAWN DARR	Groundwater	2021-11-15
43B 30145818	PAUL MILLER	Groundwater	2021-11-15
43B 30122509	DIANE POWERS	Groundwater	2021-11-10
43B 30117900	JANINE AND LOWELL CLEMMONS	Groundwater	2021-11-10
43B 30122017	Margaret Weamer, Joseph Weamer, and Wiley Miller	Groundwater	2021-10-25
43B 30113550	W K Montana LLC	Groundwater	2021-10-19
43B 30117155	Lloyd Johnson	Groundwater	2021-10-19
YCGA Under 35/10	Jeff Guengerich	Groundwater	2021-08-25
43B 30148783	Brogan Limited Partnership	Groundwater, tributary to Yellowstone River	2021-04-02

Petroleum

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40C 30151067	ROCKING TS CATTLE COMPANY	Musselshell River	2022-01-12

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
NA 42J 30152089	Steven Stamm	Powder River	2022-01-07

Powell

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76G 30149280	SHERMAN & BONNIE ANDERSON	Cottonwood Creek	2021-09-27
76G 30149275	ASPEN GROVE RANCH LLC; SHERMAN & BONNIE ANDERSON	Cottonwood Creek	2021-09-27
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
40S 30113093	Bridger Pipeline, LLC	Missouri River	2020-07-01

Roosevelt

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40S 30153305	Garman Water Depot, LLC	Missouri River	2022-01-03

Rosebud

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

Sanders

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76N 30151091	Anthony R. Rucinski	Clark Fork River	2022-01-03
76N 30104697	Forest Service	Little Thompson River	2016-06-23
76N 30070883	Forest Service	Weeksville Creek (Clark Fork Basin)	2016-06-22
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
NA 43C 30151928	Lincoln and Judith Powers	East Rosebud Creek	2021-11-09

Sweet Grass

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43B 30151818	RGK Ranch LLC	groundwater	2021-12-15

Teton

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41O 30149179	Midway Colony	Groundwater aquifer of the Teton River system	2021-09-09
41O 30149178	Midway Colony	Groundwater aquifer of the Teton River system	2021-09-09
41O-30103564	Robert E. Stephens	Deep Creek	2015-12-31

Toole

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41P 30117451	City of Shelby	Unconfined aquifer of the Marias River Alluvium	2020-11-20
41P 30114262 & 41P 30116656	City of Shelby	Unconfined aquifer of the Marias River Alluvium	2020-11-20
41N 30109842	Wesley and Fred Fenger	Strawberry Creek	2017-06-27

Treasure

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

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 44832	Cavan Farming Properties, LLC	Groundwater (Well)	2021-11-23
40A 30105384	Dan & Sandra DeBuff	Groundwater	2018-07-31