Montana Water Court Reverses State’s Denial To Add Tanks To Ranch’s Water Rights

(September 11, 2019, 12:02 PM EDT) -- BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Montana Water Court judge on Sept. 9 reversed denial of an application by a ranch to add water tanks for its livestock, saying the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) misapprehended evidence, misinterpreted the law, relied on inapplicable law and reached an arbitrary and capricious determination (Broken O Land & Livestock, LLC v. Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, WC-MAPA-2018-02, Mont. Water, U. Missouri Div., Sun River Basin, 2019 Mont. Water LEXIS 11)....

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