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

Big Horn

Water Right Number

Applicant's Name

Source of Water

Date Posted

43P 30119189

Sunlight Ranch Co & MOntana State Board of Land Commissioners

Groundwater

2018-09-14

43O 30111880

Erin & Todd Graham, Allen & Susan Graham Trust, Gary Graham Living Trust, Lee & Delphine Graham; Lodge Grass Creek

2017-09-26

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
41I 30110489	Blue Box LLC	Duck Creek	2018-06-19

Carbon

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43D 30114111	Anthony R Skorupa	Unnamed Tributary to Clarks Fork Yellowstone	2018-07-27

Carter

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

Cascade

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

Chouteau

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41O 30114587	State of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	Teton River	2018-04-23
41O 30114585	State of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	Teton River	2018-04-03

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
76G 30069060; 76G 30069061	Dry Cottonwood LLC	Dry Cottonwood Creek, Clark Fork River	2017-09-11

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 30114604	Dan & Laura Boyce	Groundwater	2018-07-02
40B 30070712	Wilks Ranch Montana LTD	Durfee Creek	2016-05-19

Flathead

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76LJ 30117321	Ross and Francine Nissen	Flathead River	2018-09-18
76I-30119173	Highline Boulevard Homeowners Association	Groundwater	2018-09-14
76LJ 30116507	Tonia S. Gardner & Tyler L. Apgar	Groundwater	2018-08-08
76LJ 30117109	Gorder/Voelker	Whitefish Lake	2018-07-23

Gallatin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41H 30103245	Norton Properties LLC, Norton Ranch Homes LLC, J&D Family Automotive LP	West Gallatin River; Groundwater	2018-05-08
41H 30110660	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

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 30118123	Mark and Ulla Kaski	Flathead Lake	2018-08-16

Lewis & Clark

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41I 30110538	Centennial Livestock, Inc.	Tenmile Creek	2018-08-24
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
76B 30114899	US Forest Service	Hemlock Creek (Yaak Watershed)	2018-08-28
76D 30116894	David and Cynthia Cole	Pipe Creek	2018-07-05
76D 30070367	US Forest Service	Dunn Creek (Kootenai River watershed)	2018-06-12

Madison

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41F 30111097	KROENKE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC et al.	Cedar Creek	2018-09-07
41F 30111105	KROENKE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC et al.	Cedar Lake	2018-09-07
41F 30111107	KROENKE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC et al.	South Fork of Jack Creek	2018-09-07

McCone

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40S 30117793	Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc.	Missouri River	2018-08-08

Meagher

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

Mineral

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76M 30104693	U.S. Forest Service	Cedar Creek (Clark Fork Basin)	2016-05-31

Missoula

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76M 30111362	Harding Family Properties LLC	Lower Clark Fork River	2018-07-24
76K 30109425	David & Sandra Pogge Trust	BUCK CREEK	2018-03-19
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

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

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 30117875	Hydra MT, LLC	Missouri River	2018-07-10
40S 30112187	Culbertson Water Depot LLC	Missouri River	2018-01-30

Roosevelt

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

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 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

Teton

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41O 30114585	State of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	Teton River	2018-04-03
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

Valley

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40s 30116186	Ronald K Schneider	Missouri River	2018-04-03

Wheatland

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
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 30116187	Samm LLC	Groundwater	2018-09-07
43Q_30117823	Scott Cichosz	Yellowstone River	2018-08-22
43Q 30117761	Beaver Creek Cattle Company	Unnamed Tributary to Razor Creek	2018-08-22
43E 30117279	Arthur Siewert et al	Pryor Creek	2018-08-08
43Q 30116484	William Byxbe	Fly Creek	2018-04-23