Agreement Reaffirms the Importance of Fee Recovery for Public-Interest Litigation Last week, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper reached a settlement in the Horse Creek Hills case, recouping the multi-year costs necessary to securing a precedential victory that protected senior water property rights…
DNRC Letter Explaining Waterkeeper’s Horse Creek Hills Water Rights Victory Exposes Department’s Continued Approval of Exempt Wells Contrary to the Law Recent letters issued by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to subdivision landowners across the state…
Published in the Lewistown News-Argus, Flathead Beacon, Dillon Tribune, Helena Independent Record, and, Daily Inter Lake. Last month, the Senator from Martinsdale received harsh criticism from dozens of opponents on his bill to “Revise exempt water rights laws.” Senate Bill 358 is an attempt to overcome…
Published in the Helena Independent Record, Montana Standard, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Daily Inter Lake, Billings Gazette, Ravalli Republic It would be an understatement to say our family was concerned when we received news of a major subdivision proposal on the…
As you’ve likely read, in mid-February the Montana First Judicial District Court ruled in favor of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, local citizens, and water in our complaint against Broadwater County and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for their…
Judge Declares Horse Creek Hills Subdivision Approval Dead in the Water BROADWATER COUNTY, MT – On Wednesday, February 14th, the Montana First Judicial District Court in Broadwater County ruled in favor of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper in the complaint against Broadwater…
Last August 2022, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and several of its members filed a lawsuit complaint against both Broadwater County and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for their approval of the Horse Creek Hills subdivision, a major new…
One of the main jobs of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is to protect the rights of our members and fight against projects that would do harm to our river valleys. Below we’ve shared an open letter from some of our members…
Letter Requests Governor Revoke Unlawful Subdivision Approval On Wednesday, October 26, a coalition of nearly 100 concerned Broadwater County residents submitted a letter to Governor Gianforte requesting the administration correct the wrongdoings of its water rights agency regarding the approval…
County and State Failed to Consider Water and Land Resources of Horse Creek Hills Subdivision On Friday, August 26, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and several of its members filed a complaint against Broadwater County and the Department of Natural Resources and…
