Waterkeeper Defeats DEQ’s Motion to Dismiss in Big Sky Water Pollution Challenge

Lawsuit Will Proceed to the Merits  Yesterday, the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Gallatin County denied the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) motion to dismiss the Upper Missouri Waterkeeper v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality lawsuit challenging the authorization…

Proposed Sandhill Major Subdivision Violates Law and Threatens Clean Water Resources

Gallatin County Commission Should Deny Application On Tuesday, April 25th, the Gallatin County Planning Board rubber-stamped a preliminary plat application for the Sandhill Major Subdivision, a new 34-lot subdivision south of Bozeman city limits reliant on exempt wells and septic…

Waterkeeper Raises Concerns on Proposed Hyalite Creek Major Subdivision

Subdivision Threatens Local Water Availability and Water Quality; Commission Should Deny Application On Monday, October 24, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper submitted comments to the Gallatin County Commission opposing the proposed Hyalite Creek major subdivision, echoing concerns from the Gallatin Local Water…