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
41A 30147256	Double C	Un-named Tributary of Winslow Creek	2020-09-10
41A-111306	US Forest Service	Selway Creek	2019-09-19

Big Horn

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43P 30149472	Big Horn Conservation District	Bighorn River	2020-10-14

Blaine

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40EJ 30121308	FWP_Sand Creek Ranch LLC	Cow Creek	2020-11-20
40EJ 30121309	Sand Creek Ranch LLC	Cow Creek	2020-11-20
40J 30125496	USA (Dept of Interior Bureau of Land Management)	Reser Creek a tributary of Lodge Creek	2020-01-31
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
43D 30148124	Jay and Andrea Cline	Bluewater Creek	2020-06-09
43D 30145836	Ronald and Darlen Luoma	West Fork Rock Creek	2020-03-27

Carter

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
39E 30149181	Lester and Renetta Phillippi	Soda Creek	2020-08-07
39E 30149182	Gardner Home Place LLC	Soda Creek East Fork	2020-08-07

Cascade

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41K 30125540	GARY AND MARILYN PARKER	Sun River	2020-09-02
41QJ 30124432	Karl J Birky	Groundwater	2020-04-10

Chouteau

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41Q 30120162	US Forest Service	South Fork Highwood Creek	2020-09-02
41Q 30116322	US Forest Service	North Fork Highwood Creek	2020-09-02
41O 30138928	Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	Teton River	2020-04-07

Custer

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42C 30148377	Robert & Norma Tom	Unnamed Oxbow Lake of Tongue River	2020-03-31
42C 30147554	Joseph and Patricia Stevenson	Unnamed tributary to Tongue River	2020-02-10

Daniels

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

Dawson

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42M 30145939	Edward W & Cynthia K Mittelstaed	Unnamed Tributary of Yellowstone River	2020-11-18

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
42L 30148246	Marvin and Sharon Gookin	UT Red Butte Creek	2020-03-31

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
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
76I 30150137	David Walsh	Groundwater	2020-11-13
76LJ 30149316	Sand Wedge LLC	Flathead River (Flathead Lake)	2020-11-10
76LJ 30149121	Big Lake Enterprises, LLC	Groundwater	2020-11-04
76I 30149706	Wayne R. Sand and Mary Jane Westermark Revocable Trust	Groundwater	2020-10-16
76LJ 30117109	Three VP, LLC	Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake)	2020-09-24
76LJ 30147504	Three VP, LLC	Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake)	2020-09-17
76LJ 30148753	Prairie Dog Development	Groundwater	2020-09-02
76LJ 30105064	US Forest Service	Moran Creek	2020-08-24
76LJ 30149083	Joshua L. & Arin S. Sjostrom	Groundwater	2020-07-16
76LJ 30148095	MATTHEW P TAPSCOTT 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST	Flathead River	2020-06-01
76LJ 30147453	Emerald Heights HOA County Water Sewer District	Groundwater	2020-04-30
76LJ 30145898	Peter C Hambrick	Flathead River	2020-04-15
76LJ 30125766	Bradley R. & Leslie A. Stodghill	Flathead River	2020-03-31
76LJ 30134219	Charles S. Johnson, Thomas Q. Johnson, Peter A. Johnson, Sara J. Johnson	Whitefish River (Whitefish Lake)	2020-03-27
76LJ 30147333	Bowman Lake, LLC dba Polebridge Mercantile and Bakery, LLC	Groundwater	2020-03-27
76LJ 30124706	Montana Sweetgrass Ranch Homeowners’ Association, Inc.	Groundwater	2020-03-17
76I 30148195	John & Patricia Sowinski	Groundwater	2020-03-17
76LJ 30125073	Wood Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc.	Groundwater	2020-03-11
76I 30147948	David Wanderaas, et al.	Groundwater	2020-02-21
76I 30147268	Doug and Lisa J. Sheble	Groundwater	2020-01-28
76LJ 30147446	Valerie K. Cox	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 30145981	Rachel E. & Chris M. Miller	Groundwater	2019-11-12

Gallatin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41H 30120177	US Forest Service	Little Wapiti Creek	2020-09-30
41F 30120139	US Forest Service	Denny Creek (E. Fk)	2020-09-30
41F 30120152	US Forest Service	Cabin Creek	2020-09-25
41H 30116528	BIG SKY RESORT LLC	Middle Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River	2020-06-05
41H 30135552	BIG SKY RESORT LLC	Middle Fork of the West Fork of the Gallatin River	2020-06-05
41F 30146530	Shelterwood LLC	Groundwater	2020-04-10
41F 30132488	Robert and Debora Lancaster	Groundwater	2020-01-23
41H 30123225	ONEILL RENTALS LLC	Groundwater	2020-01-07
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 30124161	Double T Bison Ranch LLC	St. Mary River	2020-01-21
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
76E 30070863	US Forest Service	Rock Creek	2020-08-24
76G 30117056	HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC	Harvey Creek	2020-07-09
76G 30117054	HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC	Harvey Creek	2020-07-09
76G 30113302	HARVEY CREEK RANCH LLC	Harvey Creek	2020-07-09

Hill

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

Jefferson

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41I 30147202	US Forest Service	Dutchman Creek (Prickly Pear Ck Watershed)	2020-08-24

Judith Basin

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41S 30126464	Town of Stanford	Groundwater	2020-06-04
41S 30126463	Town of Stanford	Groundwater	2020-06-04
41S 30144007	Jackie Urick & Janna LeMond	Groundwater	2020-05-14
41S 30144005	JACKIE K. URICK	Groundwater	2020-03-10

Lake

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76LJ 30148842	Paul and Christine Stubbins	Flathead River (Flathead Lake)	2020-10-09
76LJ 30148853	Don and Linda Goodspeed	Flathead River (Flathead Lake)	2020-08-13
76LJ 30148801	Gregory Harris	Flathead River (Flathead Lake)	2020-07-01

Lewis & Clark

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76F 30066222	US Forest Service	Beaver Creek	2020-11-20
76F 30113301	JOHN ANDES	Liverpool Creek	2020-11-05
76F 30117790	JOHN ANDES	Park Creek	2020-11-05
41K 30125540	GARY AND MARILYN PARKER	Sun River	2020-09-02
76F 30147238	US Forest Service	Blackfoot River (Upper)	2020-08-24
41B 30066230	US Forest Service	Buffalo Gulch	2020-08-24
76F 30112765	SUNNY SLOPE GRAZING ASSN INC	SAUERKRAUT CREEK	2020-07-07
41I 30118254	Helena School District No. 1	Groundwater	2020-05-07
41I 30111618	Lincoln Road RV Park	Groundwater	2020-02-21
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 30122042	Louis D. Burrell, Margaret Carr, & Louis L. Burrell	Groundwater	2020-05-18
76C 30148390	Donald and Lorie Gutknecht	Island Lake	2020-04-30
76D 30114889	US Forest Service	Pipe Creek (Kootenai Watershed)	2018-09-24

Madison

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41B 30129303	Morse Land Co LLC	Groundwater	2020-06-26
41D 30122404	Tyler Cobb	Big Hole River	2020-02-21
41F 30122400	MT Moonlight Basin Water & Sewer LLC	Groundwater	2019-12-19

McCone

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40P 30126839	Keith R. Groh; Shariene G. Groh	Gyp Creek	2020-06-04
40S 30126841	Gibbs Land, LLC	Unnamed Tributary of Prairie Elk Creek, East Fork	2020-06-04

Meagher

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41J 30120174	US Forest Service	Four Mile Creek	2020-11-18
76E 30105062	US Forest Service	Newlan Creek	2020-08-24
41J 30120166	US Forest Service	Miller Gulch	2020-08-24
41J 30002272	Galt Ranch, LP	Big Birch Creek	2020-07-01
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-30122112	IFG-KAMP LLC	Groundwater	2020-05-07

Missoula

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date
76M 30120172	US Forest Service	Surveyor Creek	2020-11-18
76M 30147209	US Forest Service	Butler Creek	2020-11-05
76H 30114887	US Forest Service	Miller Creek (Bitterroot Watershed)
76M 30147233	US Forest Service	McCormick Creek (Ninemile Ck Watershed)
76M 30147234	US Forest Service	Martina Creek
76M 30147235	US Forest Service	Ninemile Creek
76M-30121233	MTDOT	SIXMILE CREEK	2020-09-03
76K 30127441	HASHISAKI et al	LINDBERGH LAKE	2020-07-01
76H- 30121736	JIM HELMER/ PATRICIA SKERGAN	GROUNDWATER	2020-06-17
76H-30118748	JIM HELMER /PATRICIA SKERGAN	GROUNDWATER	2020-06-17
76K-30134215	Dave & Penny Johnson	Lindbergh Lake	2020-05-28
76K-30133835	JOHN ADAMS, LAURIE YUNG, D. SCOTT SAMUELS & DARA NEWMAN	CYGNET LAKE, SWAN RIVER	2020-04-23
76M-30114584	CANYON RIVER PROPERTIES, LLC	GROUNDWATER	2020-02-06
76M 30114586	CANYON RIVER PROPERTIES, LLC	GROUNDWATER	2020-02-06

Musselshell

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40C 30123160	Kite Cattle Company	Musselshell River	2020-07-29

Park

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43A 30145979	Eagle Ridge Ranch Montana LP	Unnamed Tributary to Daisy Dean Creek	2020-10-02
43A 30070365	US Forest Service	Deep Creek (Shields River Watershed)	2020-09-02

Petroleum

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

Phillips

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
40M-30117168	Beaver Creek Ranch LLC	Beaver Creek	2020-01-29

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
76F 30147254	US Forest Service	Moose Creek	2020-10-22
76F 30147246	US Forest Service	Jefferson Creek	2020-10-22
76F 30120145	US Forest Service	Wasson Creek (Blackfoot Watershed)	2020-09-02
76F 30070370	US Forest Service	Arrastra Creek	2020-08-21
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
76H 30120164	US Forest Service	Bitterroot River, West Fork	2020-11-04

Richland

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42M 30148789	Basta Ranches Inc	Groundwater	2020-08-18
40S 30113093	Bridger Pipeline, LLC	Missouri River	2020-07-01
42M 30147170	Jonald & Deanne Jorgensen	Groundwater	2020-02-13

Roosevelt

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

Rosebud

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
42KJ 30148629	Dirk and Sandra Luhman	Yellowstone River	2020-04-30

Sanders

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
76N 30148210	Avista Corporation	Graves Creek	2020-10-14
76N 30148209	Avista Corporation	Graves Creek	2020-10-14
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
43C 30144758	Karen Jarussi, Eric and Sheri Fallang	Stillwater River	2020-10-14

Sweet Grass

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43BJ 30149606	Shawn Titeca	East Boulder River	2020-11-25

Teton

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
41O 30138934	Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	Teton River	2020-04-07
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 Shebly	Unconfined aquifer of the Marias River Alluvium	2020-11-20
41P 30114262 & 41P 30116656	City of Shebly	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
43P 30147780	Treasure County Conservation District	Bighorn River	2020-02-21

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
39G 30148586	Joseph & Pamela Bragg	Groundwater	2020-07-29

Yellowstone

Water Right Number	Applicant's Name	Source of Water	Date Posted
43Q 30147261	Elder Grove School District #8	Groundwater	2020-03-06
43Q 30127618	Nexco LLC	Groundwater	2020-01-28
43Q 30125287	Jan Longen	Yellowstone River	2019-12-24