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 |
| 39E 30127281 |
Tom and Kathy Stieg |
Ground Water |
2019-07-26 |
|
Tom and Kathy Stieg |
UT Ikey Creek |
2019-07-22 |
Cascade
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41QJ 30119816 |
Hill Top Colony Inc |
Groundwater |
2019-07-30 |
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 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 |
|
John B. & Anne I. Collins |
Whitefish Lake |
2019-11-13 | |
|
Montana Real Estate Ventures, LLC |
Stillwater River |
2019-11-13 | |
|
Rachel E. & Chris M. Miller |
Groundwater |
2019-11-12 | |
|
City of Columbia Falls |
Groundwater |
2019-11-06 | |
|
Winter Sports Inc. |
Unnamed Tributary to Haskill Creek |
2019-11-04 | |
|
City of Columbia Falls |
Groundwater |
2019-10-08 | |
|
Norman C. Bjelland |
Groundwater |
2019-10-02 | |
|
BIGFORK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT |
Groundwater |
2019-09-19 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Canyon Creek (N Fk Flathead Watershed) |
2019-08-22 | |
|
Norman Kalbfleisch |
Groundwater |
2019-07-23* | |
|
Elizabeth P., Irene B., and Stanley A. III Brooks |
Groundwater |
2019-06-21* | |
|
Norman C. Bjelland |
Groundwater |
2019-06-17 | |
|
Ernest T Rouse Jr. Family Trust |
Groundwater |
2019-06-13 | |
|
Winter Sports Inc. |
Groundwater |
2019-05-15 | |
| 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 |
|
US Forest Service |
Bear Creek (East Gallatin Watershed) |
2019-10-02 | |
|
US Forest Service |
N Fk Brackett Creek (Shields River Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
US Forest Service |
South Fork Brackett Creek (Shields River Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Brackett Creek (Shields River Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Tepee Creek (Madison Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Cache Creek (Gallatin Watershed) |
2019-09-13 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Porcupine Creek (Gallatin Watershed) |
2019-09-11 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Moose Creek (Gallatin Watershed) |
2019-09-09 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Dudley Creek (Gallatin River Watershed) |
2019-09-05 | |
|
Shirley A Smith & Alvin L Roquemore |
Groundwater |
2019-08-29* | |
|
Charles S Thomas and Elizabeth M Trader |
Groundwater |
2019-07-03* | |
|
Charles S Thomas and Elizabeth M Trader |
Groundwater |
2019-07-03* | |
|
David and Julienne Daines |
groundwater |
2019-06-28* | |
|
BOZEMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #7 |
Groundwater |
2019-05-30 | |
|
Ultility Solutions LLC |
Groundwater |
2018-01-17 |
Garfield
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Glacier
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
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 |
|
Myles Carpenter |
Lowland Creek |
2019-07-30 |
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 |
Lewis & Clark
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
CIty of Helena |
Groundwater |
2019-09-19 | |
|
Centennial Livestock, Inc. |
Tenmile Creek |
2018-08-24 | |
|
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 |
|
US Forest Service |
Cow Creek (Fisher River Watershed) |
2019-08-22 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Basin Creek (Yaak Watershed) |
2019-08-21 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Lake Creek (Fisher River Watershed) |
2019-07-09 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Flattail Creek (Yaak Watershed) |
2019-07-09 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Midas Creek |
2019-07-09 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Pipe Creek (Kootenai Watershed) |
2018-09-24 |
Madison
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 41H 30120161 |
US Forest Service |
Cache Creek (Gallatin Watershed) |
2019-09-13 |
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 |
| U.S. Forest Service |
Cedar Creek (Clark Fork Basin) |
2016-05-31 |
Missoula
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
MISSOULA CITY-COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
MISSOULA VALLEY AQUIFER |
2019-08-22 | |
|
Forest Service |
Petty Creek (Clark Fork Basin) |
2016-06-22 |
Musselshell
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
Jody & Tamaira Wacker |
Musselshell River |
2019-09-27 |
Park
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
US Forest Service |
Mill Creek, W Fk (Yellowstone Watershed) |
2019-11-04 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Mill Creek, E Fk |
2019-11-04 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Lambert Creek (Yellowstone Basin) |
2019-10-29 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Passage Creek (Mill Creek Watershed) |
2019-10-04 | |
|
WEST BOULDER HOLDINGS LLC & BURNT LEATHER HOLDINGS LLC |
West Boulder River |
2019-10-04 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Wicked Creek (Mill Creek Watershed) |
2019-10-04 | |
|
US Forest Service |
Big Creek (Yellowstone Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
1045 River House LLC % Sarah B Stewart |
Groundwater |
2019-07-02* | |
|
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 |
|
CLARK FORK COALITION |
Racetrack Creek |
2019-08-05 | |
|
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 |
|
|
Kittleson Family Partnership Et al |
Fourmile Creek |
2019-10-08 |
|
Robert Lange Inc |
Groundwater |
2019-06-05 |
Roosevelt
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
| 40S 30126488 |
Terry H Traeger |
Groundwater |
2019-09-11 |
Rosebud
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
Sanders
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
US Forest Service |
Beatrice Creek (Thompson River Watershed) |
2019-09-27 | |
|
Forest Service |
Little Thompson River |
2016-06-23 | |
|
Forest Service |
Weeksville Creek (Clark Fork Basin) |
2016-06-22 | |
|
RC Resources Inc. |
Groundwater |
2016-06-21 | |
|
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 |
Teton
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
Kaylene M. Larson |
Foster Creek |
2019-09-03 | |
| 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 |
| 42KJ 30128059 |
PV Ranch Company LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-09-09 |
Valley
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
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 |
|
Barnaby Cattle Co LLC |
Groundwater |
2019-10-02 |
Yellowstone
| Water Right Number | Applicant's Name | Source of Water | Date Posted |
|
Regal Land Development Inc. |
groundwater |
2019-06-18 |