2023-24 Stakeholder Working Group: Meetings and Materials
This page contains the materials and meeting recordings for the full Stakeholder Working Group meetings.
April 9, 2024: Stakeholder Working Group Meeting (half-day) | Meeting Recording (Day 1)
April 9, 2024: Public Listening Session | PowerPoint Presentation | Public Listening Session Recording
April 10, 2024: Stakeholder Working Group Meeting (full-day) | Meeting Recording (Day 2)
Final Decree Transition:
Certificates After Final Decree - Nate Ward PowerPoint Presentation (2/13/2024)
Working Bill Draft - District Court Model (Last updated 4/1/2024)
Working Bill Draft - Division Court Model (Last updated 4/1/2024)
Working Bill Draft - Provisional Permits and Changes (Last updated 4/4/2024)
Exempt Wells:
Working Bill Draft - Green, Yellow, Red Criteria and Measurement (Last updated 4/4/2024)
Water Planning & Growth and Exempt Wells working document (for discussion purposes only) (Last updated 4/8/2024)
Summary of Proposals - Municipal Use Concerns and Policy Changes (1/5/2024)
March 12, 2024: Public Listening Session | Recording
March 13, 2024: Stakeholder Working Group Meeting | Recording
Final Decree Transition:
Working Bill Draft - District Court Model (Last updated 2/22/2024)
Working Bill Draft - Division Court Model (3/7/2024)
Division Court Model Addendum (3/7/2024)
Certificates After Final Decree - Nate Ward PowerPoint Presentation (2/13/2024)
Exempt Wells:
Water Planning & Growth and Exempt Wells working document (for discussion purposes only) (Updated 2/23/2024)
DNRC Criteria for Green, Yellow, and Red Area Designation PowerPoint presentation (3/13/2024)
February 13, 2024
Final Decree Transition:
Final Decree Transition sub-working group meeting notes (1.23.24)
Certificates After Final Decree PowerPoint
1988 Evaluation of Montana's Water Rights Adjudication Process (the "Ross Report")
Exempt Wells:
Water Planning & Growth and Exempt Wells Working document (for discussion purposes only) (Updated 2/12/24)
Annotated Mitigation Authorities List (Updated during January 19th Sub-working group meeting)
Aquifer Storage, Dominion, and Control
Storage Funding Package - OR and WY
January 9, 2024: Public Listening Session
January 10, 2024: Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
Final Decree Transition:
Working Bill Draft - District Court Model (Last updated 1/4/24)
Working Bill Draft - Division Court Model (last updated 1/4/24)
Musselshell Distribution Example
Idaho Supreme Court Order re: Transfers of Water Cases
UCJA Rule 6-104 (Code of Judicial Administration) - Utah Courts
Colorado Revised Statutes 37-92-201 (Water Divisions)
Colorado Revised Statutes 37-92-203 (Water Judges; Jurisdiction)
Colorado Revised Statutes 37-92-204 (Water Clerks)
Duties and Responsibilities of Courts
Exempt Wells, Water Planning, and Growth:
Exempt Wells, Water Planning, and Growth Working Document (Last updated 12.21)
Montana Land Use Planning Act (SB 382) - Presentation by Kelly Lynch
December 14, 2023
Exempt Wells, Water Planning, and Growth Working Document (Last updated 12.8)
Final Decree Transition Sub-working group discussion notes (Last updated 12.8)
October 10, 2023
Agenda (Time-stamped to Meeting Recording) | Meeting Recording
Documents:
10.5.23 Exempt Wells, Planning, and Growth Meeting Discussion Summary (Updated version of the 9.12.23 SWG Meeting Values Discussion Summary)
Exempt Well Data Working Document (Most Recently Updated 10.6.23 - prior version here)
9.25.23 Final Decree Transition Sub-working Group Meeting Summary
Overview of the Water Rights Information System (WRIS) and Water Rights Query System (WRQS)
August 8 and 9, 2023
Agenda (time stamped to meeting recordings) | Meeting Recording, August 8 | Meeting Recording, August 9
Documents:
Overarching Framework of the Comprehensive Water Review
SWG Logistics, Process, Roles, and Responsibilities
Rulemaking and HB 114 Implementation
- Draft Rule Amendment Package
- Draft Notice of ARM Proposal (Updated 8-4)
- Permit and Change Process with Statute and Rule References
- HB 114 Rulemaking One-Pager
- HB 114 Rulemaking PowerPoint
Role of the Judiciary and Final Decrees
For meeting information and documents specific to the sub-working groups, check each sub-working group's dedicated page:
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Exempt Wells, Water Planning, and Growth
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