Preliminary Decree

See Temporary Preliminary Decree - 02-01-1985
See Interlocutory Decree - 03-03-2023
DNRC Water Resources Adjudication Information
Montana Water Court

Choose FINDINGS if you want to view Water Court Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
Choose NOTICE to view Notice of Entry of Preliminary Decree and Notice of Availability.
Choose OBJECTION FORM if you want to view Water Court form for filing objections.
Choose REQUEST FOR EXTENSION to view Water Court form for filing an extension to object.
Choose NOTICE THAT OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED AND HEARINGS REQUESTED to view Water Court notice for the objections filed in the basin.
Choose OBJECTION LIST to view objections to the decree.
Choose COUNTER OBJECTION FORM if you want to view Water Court form for filing counter objections.
To view NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR FORM.

Look here for INDEX INSTRUCTIONS.
To view DECREE INDEXES, choose below:
Choose SOURCE if you want to view listing by source.
Choose OWNER if you want to view listing by owner.
Choose POINT OF DIVERSION if you want to view listing by point of diversion.
Choose PRIORITY DATE if you want to view listing by priority date.
Choose WATER RIGHT NUMBER if you want to view listing by water right number.
Choose GRAY AREA if you want to view gray area remarks.
Choose ISSUE REMARKS if you want to view issue remark listing.


Look here for ABSTRACT INSTRUCTIONS.
To view DECREE ABSTRACTS of water rights:
Part 1 — claim numbers 002761 - 25803
Part 2— claim numbers 26402 - 37764
Part 3 — claim numbers 38283 - 61590
Part 4 — claim numbers 61591 - 126383
Part 5 — claim numbers 126384 - 174231
Part 6 — claim numbers 174381 - 176409
Part 7 — claim numbers 176522 - 30124025

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