Title: MATTER OF THE ACTIVITIES OF DNRC

State: montana

Issuer: Montana Supreme Court

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TI-'" i,~O'.JvA~7- "-"-'"% " . , . - ,A auri-.Ar COURT WATER RIGHT CLBIX EXAMINATION R X Z S Sub:2ittcd B y MONTANA W A T X COURT I. Farpse of W e s and Summy of MjccZrnticn Process 1 1 . Water Court Pro@dures E 3 m E I r i 2 IFXIGWICN a I ? " . I. P3rpse 1 1 . &ner Nz~e and A2ciress III. Eoinc of Diversion (P.O.D.) 7 . cf Diversion V . Eieseriroirs VI. %wee VII, mace of US (P.o. u.) VIII. Priority &ice . Flcw Pate X. Voltme XI. Period of Use f a c e s 41 throuc;h 49 r e ~ e ~ ; e d ) C I m W 3 WiMSlSTIC ~ ~ ? ~ ! I. Refereme t o Irrigation Rocedwes 1 1 . Place of Use (P.0. U. ) 1 1 1 . Flow Fate and Volme VI. Period of U s e ( a g e s 57 through 59 resewed (2) F ~ n ~ m , a water a u r t has a statutory obligation an2 the exc:clilsive auL%ority to adjucliczte dAm of existing water ri$?ts. LMer 585-2-243, P ! C A the water csurt is authorized to direct the depr9,ent of natural resources md consematicn (hereimftsr refarrd to as the &prb.eqt) to proviee such infocation a d assistaxe as may be necessaq to adjudiete tile c l d m of existiq rignts. ?I-,e water mart 2etem:ir.e~ the ~eceesit;l a ~ d s.3- of a q preLLiraq depxtzent examination a s set cut i n these rules, but in G o tray irZ'lcexes the r e s d t s of the directed exmisation. m e rnnta~ii sqrElie court bas esL&li&ed sSpcial !niml Unit" mem one ccw and calf pair, three pics, or five &eep. One horse is 1.5 ai.jml units. ( 6 ) "Appropriate" m s m s t o divert, j ~ w m d or withdraw a qmntiky of water for a kneficial use. . . (7) "Basin @?en mems the resgective nmker/letter mmbiration used to i?entifiy each of the 85 &sins in Wntara (e.g. 43QJ) axording to the Atias of Water R e ~ u r m s of E"ontwa prepare6 b y the Elontara watez resources bard. (8) "Eene5cia.l Use" means a use of water reEqized as kneficisl prior tc July 1, 1973 and used for ≤ k n e f i t of the appropriator, other p r m r s , or the public and n q inclu& but not be lintted to agricultural. (including stockdater), drjnestic, fish a d wildlife, icdustrial, irri@icn, r?jni.ng, mmLci@l, Fijcr seneration =(? recreational uses- -. -" (15) "Clipiitc Arean meLn& areas &firired f;y crrcific c i L ~ , e c afid pogmcldc ccnditio~s contairLng si3iliiz czop mmrnptP~e use &L? as delhatd b ; the United States l&prbneriiE?t of AqC;fic~ul"Ce~ ail Cofiseriation Serrice. . . . md Conservation. . . , . - (3.9) "EAs+5mj Water Esht" ream a ri&t ko the u s of wzter which would b e pot-ed u?&r Wntmm lm as it existed prior to Jdy 1, 19'73. . . (20) "Field Iwestip-tion" means- an on-site inspctior,, mder S65-2-24?, fKA, c r ' @-sic& eii≠ and f eatures relatino t o the ifi&vi&al. elments of a claimed water right. . . (21) "Field Office" mems branch c f f i e s established 6y the &prtre?t t o prwi6e water right irfomation a d essistance to Lie p b l i c or -mislic apncies. 122) 'Piled A~xopriation Xic$htm n e m a chin& water ri+t wkid? has h e n filed and recor&d in the office of the mmty cietk recorder. - (23) "Final Wcree" meam the f i n d water cotxt &temir?ation of existing water ricjhts within a &sin or suEmsin, as &scriied i n S85-2-234, ? l a . (35) " i ~ l ~ d t i @ e Use" ma-s a sir.51~ il~ropriilucn used for more Lkx ore p r p s e i l ; a si-.2Ie omer. (46) "Sonre" n e a s t"r - c i . f i c su~ply f r m which water is &ken for a ix?nf;ricid. we. ( 4 6 ) "Sul;bsinn mans a Zesiqated area that drains sudace tiater t o a camon pin-, wit5in a bdn. ( 5 7 3 ' . - _ j u to assist in fne z&ju&ci~or, of @ y j s " ' n g water r-'~its GS p z & & d for in r;l2e 3, a - i IaC:C:~~ 7, Brt 3, l*:Q-, & a ? . R d e 53 o f t i . = p & n t z . ~ i ? P ? E ~ of r j v z ijLoe.&re, (2) . A L L wzter ri+t inforza5cn a s cla~sd a ? b e f o u ; d in t & claix f i l e or microfilx rear6 maintaixd 5J CSe &prb.p-qt. $2&G0aq&x9v K + den * ~ 1-s &?,?6! the 3icrofi.h records will b e Li&teE i x ~ &cm,er.t ez& s a ~ e of ~ 3 e a+i:saec:: pzoess. a - b y the wster court. (ii) L ? ccni@iancx wit? S85-2-402, M C A and 5525-2-421 L!rou~h 85-2-426, f?C?. (d) one (1) a c r e f c o t of water qz.1~ 325,851 czllcns. per minute; (ii) t o or greater '&&I cne (1) cfs w i l l k e i n units of galions p r ~ & u t e or c ~ b i c feet p r seccnd, a s d i a . 3 ~ 2 or hsed on the custmary refereme for Cie method of (b) volmes w i l l k e i n a c r e f e e t or gallons. !iiF) X e ~ a of &;e--sio;l (iv) Place of use [v) Acres irrigated (vi) Priority ?ate (vii) Flm rate (viii) Volme, !ken or as required b y D y s t a t i r t e or water c o a t or2er (LC) Period o f use (31 & p r t x n t l s s ~ m ~ r y r e p r t will ix s-renkto the w2"cr a d z . E : e f ~ d 1 r q r t ccnti?irir,c tile e:rn?i~&icn materials, con~u&iticns, & + a mI facts, 215 z C ~ E of Ex? s ~ m a z y r e p r t will he m~ntaized i n tke c l a i m file. (b) A nicrofQrn rnm cf tLe full r e p r t for a ksin, when cm.g!.eted, will be located s;t t?e local water rishts field office, tke & p r b m t l s e z t r a l office in Eelem, the water m a t , and the d e r k o f murt for tke principal mmty i n the &sin. fc) Tee prinked s m m q r e p r t for a & s i r . , wkeq completed, wiil, be locrited 2 t t41e local water ridlts field office, the &prtme!t' s en$:& off ice i n Ederxi, the water autr md Kle c l e r k of murt for tiie princi* cncn';-J i n the &sin. . . (d) 1r.quiri.e~ conering the full wd s m a q r e p r t may ke &redbed t o L i e local water rijlts field office, the &-mrbezt's central office in Helem, or the water mcrt. &y 1ep.l issues raised shall be referred to tbe water cox=. (2; E Q ~ &&x.~~d p>vy-= --~ ,*-< =yza& ke s&-stzzviat&, Kqe & y ~ - r b . ~ ~ ~ i c.&~,.r _ , L , ~ c - furLmr facts zn",iz ",isrk&rirq to tke sp-zcific c i z i r . c e " 7 a+- b , t . 3 p e . & , &?&+Lcn, 5 figis irwccipticr, i r q k e ccni3wted pirsci-nt to RAe 6.XI(JJ Msi?ze-p";cies in K?e c, Ju;l& -.: - p ~ ~ 5 s e '&at m q rq,Lre cl&--v* ---zx+- .aAb LL+-L or a field imeskipkion incl+e, t i l t a x xot l i r t e j to: 65) In rhe szmary reprt to t5e wzter court, t\e 2eprtnent skil proviZe ?aka and facts ccncerning t , e Furpss cr' a ri+t i n c l i r t d i n g : (4) A list of p s t cmeis of e 2 & Cj;iixcd water ri5h"c.cib.c kzve cm.;lied with. 55e5-2-421 iti;rough 35-2-425, tX% c o r SS5-2-402, M C ; ; .&all be n & n t & r . e d b y the &prtm&rt to !x wed k y the water aurt f o r mtice ppses. (a) Z f tke Seprkent finds that a c i a h was omitzed f r m a basin where a &mee h a k e n iss~ed, t i e water cotxt & d l ke not3ied. (b) If the c%prtmert fin& that a claim was cniittei f r m a h s i n where a &ere8 has noc keen issced, the .y o k h e r p : !:t: ii.,,.?!.,L C:!ct:;, data, acd iscucs. (b) Eye c l d ~ e d priod of use differs signi£ie.ntly £ran the p r i c d of css pi&li-,e sppcifif53 i n tkis rule; (c) the priod of u s e on the c l d n f om diff erc sigcif icantly f r m the p r i e d of cse qzcified in the dscmentaCon. (3) Tke cld~.ed priod of use of a irzter riglnt will not he chanced as a result of the 2eprtimrk1s ex~~ili~ation unless: (a) m . abs~ract of the water risht listifig: (i) che clairr.ed pried cf use or k e clarif id ~2z.iir.d priod of use; (ii) a netation of chacqes ma& as a result of t\e (k) recreation; ( ) pfi2s7 t - & cl&& P . 0. g, a p ~ t b - s-+-_c+-=r": -k--,A~~a~cLL: -"- t i % Zegrtr,eni, w i l l @'&er furcqer faccs and kte. 9.e clakant 1q Le coa+k,--le",~iirsaiqt - L o Pde 6.XLII. In a c c ~ a o n ? 2 fie5.d i m e s t i p t i o n ir,q~ & merjnc;uct-d, pdrsmnt t o XtLe G.Xil.7. ric-----* ,L,e,c,A~ie~ i n the c l 0 . thst x q require cl&~.nt ccirz+ad or a fi&d irr,-eskio;it.ion inclu&, but are not iLri"i..ci t - , : ( i f no iqli lzd &ccri*ion is qi:.e-i fcr the - - incmp1ete ; (ii,il the d&xd l + @ . 1m.6 &scri@ion is inansictent w i t h tbe source, -pis= of ciiversion, or p x ~ ; ? s e d k - E j 3 . L C -, ( 0 ) clarified t o the nearest r e c s ~ m b l e arid concise l e ~ d l a d c?escrig~ion. c?eprmentS s exxiration; ( i i i i additicrd 1 - E i ! lad &scri$:tior.s ilentified t ; ? the l e p r t r 3 n t such a s gwer~ment lets, sukdivi sicns, (ii) For off-strean rese-rioirs the flu# rate ~ i c k l i c e for storacje w i l l be the czp?;cit;i of the Ziversion &kc?, c o n v q i & ~ ~ sq's"i:. (iii) A volme cyidelir,e for other use cL&m involvina reservoirs w i l l not be isentified. Facts atd & & a w i l l ke collectec?, 0 1 tle &p?;rD?.eqt follGii'I the poeckres scecified in Rule 2 . V . i n an a t t a p t to determine: (2) T . i r , m Cle clr?in& p r i o d of use is incoir;@ete or inconsistent, the deprkent will sather further fscts 21;s & t a prtairincj to the s p c i f i c 1 B e c l z i ~ a ~ t r n q . i contzcted prslzni to Rule 6 .XII. Discrepncies . - i n tile clax~eo p r i d of use that m q rfc;dre cl&~a-k contact inclv&, but are not limited to: (c) irst5ficient ii-fomati.cn is aailable tc d e t e d r e K 7 e uslxil and cwtmzry plric?. of B e fcr the ~ u q o ~ i&ntified. id) Lie priod of use on th.e cl&i form differs slgnifLcanzly f r m the priod of me spcif i e 3 i n the bcme~taticn. &&Te",zicd Of uc,> -- , . (ii) s. fisbco:? of &;^rqs n ; - & as ; I result of ~ V S 4 Meetings w i l l k w~cmced usin? one or r?.ore of tk follwing: radio stations, n e v s p p r s , or television stations whi& have generd cweraqe i n the a p p r o p i a t erea. i n a2dition, notices i r : q ke p & e d i n varicus public locations i n the zrea. Tie water court w i l l be notified i n writing a t l e a s t 1 0 k~ercini; days prior to m~otmcewrrt. (f) P . O . U . a d P.O.D. legal land &scriptions for direct s u r f a ~ wzta stock. use are not ~uimle?t. (3) W n e n a cl&x £om e:&ibits deric5. errors &- the d ? a i . n r w k such as the foilo.Lcg 2nd the c5ahed inteqt is &earr K?e Escrepfiq r z y k c~rrectr-d in fAe cmpi:ter record without rq3uirir,g cS&mr,k con"cck. % e mrr&izn will k clearly ¬& b y the &pr3e-k i c K?e c l a i m file. (a) legal l a d &scriptions are rsversed. ( 5 ) Prigrity &te, p r i c d of me, scxce, F . O . D . , etc. are r,ct on the c 3 & f o n but are clearly stated in the cbcmenbkion. (c) tlie i~~@ied c l a i m will ke d a r i f i d , nicrofilne2, ar.d entered into the centralized record qsten; ( 1 ) Thez A kez:irct2 2 V~&--X rig-lk &&XI o~>y at Kn- IC r q p c - ; of s , c&;2nk. (3) ??;e cmer r x m e and address will k wailable t o t k water m u t for notice p u r p s s . (a) an &tract of t l e water right listicg a water court statment referencina to the s b t c s o f tke clmge a.;cliczzion; incluck: (i) an iss~= statwent when t l e d&.rE? ri&t 2.~13~:~s to reCect a pst-1973 chage; (4) In the s~mary r e p r t to L\e water court, tke 2epr'nent & e l p r c . - i t e I % & m i fads concerning multiple use o f a righ including: ( 3 ) Tde$oce antxtiir p r s m d irka-viris e r . 2 Eidd, in~estiqtiozs *-4--' fl-,;?lpAr,s to a cl.&x * & & c X e T . i ; e 2 52.3 @ z ~ d i n t;le cJ.~r. fee. ~fi:Tom~+: ,LI-IC_L-~?_ ST ;Tild~?e bat cct ke lixited to: ( 3 ) E e results cf tbe & p ~ t z e r ~ t ' l s research w i l l he pioesse2 as f 0llun.s. (3) ' F h m Lhe z2tL'es~ee has a r ~ w a&%ecs, the ?eprta%qt w i l l - - correct the a&&ess in t i ? ; . entrdize6 record syste3. % e a~%elrsees w i l l be senfiqeir &tract o f water ri+t w? notiee ef 5 ; 7 1 z i l . . = A i : i + . ( 3 ) %e &-rt;;mt & a 1 & - . & q ~ e t:".e extr&&& ;"i;~wrd s?,","~~ t . 3 L - c~rrect Errors or i r . c l u & cl&m o~dy writtor, autkorizaticn of E?e water . . . W n wntte? a~Cq3rization f m t h . e water ccwa-t, t : ? o a%?oriz&ion w i l l be nicrfS?ed, tke correction e n t e r e " , n i o the centralized recard q s t m a & a c-rrWed aixtrac-; ~ent to t?e water a m t . ** RESERJOIX IN4 E , X ! l ? E j l l S IX'X) lIiE S E S Z 3 SEC 10 D ; ? 06N E E 0Ti.i JEFFERS(3N axJl7I-J. K c (s) . on , 1 9 a t zm'p ~ . f ^ ' *.:= jr..^c'-i ^ h : C x - . . * -sxs , ; - by Lie C e ; z r : z m t is: (E) Your writtm objecticn mst ccntain a statmentoof reasons e:@zining why the props& field irxesti~ation is i ~ r o p r , aWsSecessa,-, or sho,lld otherwise net ke conc!ucted. Ti3u 2re rcxpsted ad encoura~ed t o a c c c r p q th,e Eepztz~e2t er@eyee during the field investigation. You w i l l t ; e contact& prior to tke f i a t s of the i w s s t i ~ ~ t i o n t o cor!!i-mi t?e xeericg location zrd tFfe. If you have ulj epsticns, plezze feel free ti: a n t a c t th.e Ceprtxmk at (466) - -