Utilization of Water

  1. Law
  2. Montana Code Annotated
  3. Water Use
  4. Surface Water and Ground Water
  5. Utilization of Water

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Section
85-2-401

Priority -- recognition and confirmation of changes in appropriations issued after July 1, 1973

Section
85-2-402

Changes in appropriation rights -- definition

Section
85-2-403

Transfer of appropriation right

Section
85-2-404

Abandonment of appropriation right

Section
85-2-405

Procedure for declaring appropriation rights abandoned

Section
85-2-406

District court supervision of water distribution

Section
85-2-407

Temporary changes in appropriation right

Section
85-2-408

Temporary change authorization for instream flow -- additional requirements

Section
85-2-409

Repealed

Section
85-2-410

Short-term lease of appropriation right

Section
85-2-411

Water turned into natural channels

Section
85-2-412

Return of surplus water to stream

Section
85-2-413

Diversion of natural flow of waters -- when permitted

Section
85-2-414

Conduction of water

Section
85-2-415

Owners of water to sell surplus

Section
85-2-416

Duty of purchaser to dig ditches

Section
85-2-417

Enforcement of right to surplus

Section
85-2-418

Purchaser not to sell surplus water

Section
85-2-419

Salvaged water

Section
85-2-420

Change in appropriation right for aquifer recharge or mitigation -- marketing

Section
85-2-421

Purpose

Section
85-2-422

Repealed

Section
85-2-423

Water right ownership update form

Section
85-2-424

Filing

Section
85-2-425

Repealed

Section
85-2-426

Fee

Section
85-2-427

Terminated

Section
85-2-428. through 85-2-430

reserved

Section
85-2-431

Penalty

Section
85-2-432. through 85-2-435

reserved

Section
85-2-436

Instream flow to protect, maintain, or enhance streamflows to benefit fishery resource -- change in appropriation rights

Section
85-2-437

Repealed

Section
85-2-438

Repealed

Section
85-2-439

Repealed

Section
85-2-440

Repealed

Section
85-2-441

Temporary use of a water right on state trust land -- restrictions on state ownership -- rescinding of noncompliant ownership interests required