Matter of the Activities of Dnrc

CourtMontana Supreme Court
DecidedApril 30, 1987
Docket86-397
StatusPublished

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Matter of the Activities of Dnrc, (Mo. 1987).

Opinion

., .- TI-'" i,~O'.JvA~7- a u r i - . A r ,A COURT "-"-'"% " WATER RIGHT CLBIX EXAMINATION R X Z S

Sub:2ittcd By MONTANA W A T X COURT I. F a r p s e of W e s and Summy of MjccZrnticn Process 1 . Water C o u r t Pro@dures 1

E m Ii 2 3 Er IFXIGWICN a ? . I " I. P3rpse 1. 1 &ner Nz~eand A2ciress III. Eoinc of Diversion (P.O.D.) 7 . cf Diversion V. Eieseriroirs VI. %wee VII, mace of US (P.o. u.) VIII. P r i o r i t y &ice . Flcw Pate X. Voltme XI. Period of Use f a c e s 41 throuc;h 49 r e ~ e ~ ; e d )

CImW 3 WiMSlSTIC ~ ~ ? ~ ! I. Refereme t o I r r i g a t i o n R o c e d w e s 1 . Place of Use (P.0. U. ) 1 1 1 Flow Fate and Volme 1. VI. Period of U s e ( a g e s 57 through 59 r e s e w e d (2) F ~ n ~ mwater a u r t has a statutory obligation an2 the ,a exc:clilsive auL%ority to adjucliczte dAm of existing water ri$?ts. LMer 585-2-243, PC the water c s u r t is authorized to direct the d e p r 9 , e n t of !A natural resources m d consematicn (hereimftsr r e f a r r d t o a s the & p r b . e q t ) to proviee such i n f o c a t i o n a d a s s i s t a x e a s may be necessaq to a d j u d i e t e tile c l d m of e x i s t i q rignts. ?I-,e water m a r t 2etem:ir.e~the ~eceesit;la ~ d s.3- of a q p r e L L i r a q depxtzent examination a s s e t cut i n these rules, but i n G tray irZ'lcexes the r e s d t s of the directed exmisation. me rnnta~ii o sqrElie c o u r t bas esL&li&ed sSpcial !

(3) Briefly? the ~djju&CZ&~nprocess consists of the f o l l w i r q steps: (a) u p n or&r of the Fontam supreme court, the f i l i n g of s t a t e r m t s of claim f o r uses of water t k a t elcisted prior t o Jcly 1, 1973; (bl Cle clarification and cmpilinc; of the cliiiri: infonation into a centralized record systen b the d e p r h n t ; (c) under the direction of the water m c r t purwazt y t o 585-2-243, M a , the &prt;rient's exmination of claims md tile r e p r t i n g of facts, data, a?d issues p r t a i n i n g to the clains a s s e t forth i n these rules; (ii) the issmnce, k y the water court, of t m p r a r y p r d i ~ i r a q prdhira_r;i or &crees 'msed u p n t l e infomation on mom cl&is, &ta sukxitte6 ty the d e p r b m t , a22iticrd. irLormztion o b t a i ~ d the water jcdse, aqd, where bj a ~ r o p r i a t e ,the contents of apprc~edc m p c k s or the f i l i n g s f o r feeeral snd fn2ian re,cm& r i @ t s ; ( e ) the notice a d o p p r t m i t y for interested p r s o n s t o rwiew aa?d object t o t'1e t e m p r a q p r d i n i n a q or prelinina,y decrees for p o d came; (f) juclicial hearing b tibe water court on issues rzised ty y objection or u p n the water court's cwn motio;i; (4) the issmnce, b the water y court, of f i n a l decrees h s e d u p n tbe prelixhary &crees and the judicial C?eteminations rra& upjn hearincs; and, (hl the opprturiitrq. for interested ~ a r ~ te s o revieq ajld a p a l the f i n a l &crees mi?fr S85-2-235, HCL (c: The water court shall i s m e ul orser * t applies t o m a y b e i n or ssuhhlasi? autiiorisixg the d e p r k ~ a r t o ccndcct f i e l d i r x e s t i g i t i o m where t . Zepzrtcert or the water cci?r",ir& Se an imestigation cecessary t o a s 5 e v e ";?.e atccurzqr of kiie adjuc2ication. (dl The f i e l d investigations s M l be conducted only under &e followixg ccrditioris: t i ) Notice of intcnt t o c m d ~ c a f i e l d t investigation md the h i s for that Lmestigation ere givsn t o the hater court &rd the c l a b a 7 t ; (ii) Notice and oPrtirritf t o attcxd are 9i-mr t o the c l a i ~ a n t ;a d L i i i ) The c l a k e d right a m x s t o be erxonmus, e ~ a g g e r a t e 6 ~ nonexistmt, [Paragraph 26 of Stipicilation.1 or (2) After receipt of tile d e p r t x m t ' s verification r e p r t for the k i n , t l e water court shall issue m a ~ r o p r i a t e preliminary, tcmorary p ~ e l i ~ i r o r, other iriterlccutory decree mder 585-2-231, TPCA.- k y prelidnary, t a a p r a r y preli.nj,.ary, or other i-.terlccutcq decree issued by the water court shall 6escribe (1)the clairro", right, (2) the 6 e p r t r i t x t 1 s verification infonration where different from +he c l a i m a d (3) any other changes &korized by the water court. The p r e l i i m r y , t e x p r a r y prelLdnary, or other interlocutory Zecrees shall be issued subject t o .the objection and hearing procedures s e t for*th ir 585-2-201, e t sm., !?Ca, the water cocrt rules, and the stipulation i n s u p r e ~ e court cause nos. 85-345, 85-408, and 85-493. A prelivLrery, trmprary prelLnina~y,or interlocutory decree shall s t a t e khat ilirJess the c l a i m n t contests & a g e s based on the verification infomation s~"-riitted by the depirtnent or cantests ot?er changes ordered by the water court, (1) tkke claim m y be mdified acmrdingl;. by Lke water court &en the next c?ecree is issued, ( 2 ) a hearing pay be held, or (3) water court iray b k e whatever action is deemd necessary in t;?e exercise of its judicial discretion ss long as the basis for tie action is s e t forth ir the fLdiiigs of f a c t and conclusions of law in the next Zecree issced. I f the water court rejects the deprbmtrs verification infomation, a c o w of the water court's f i r l i n g s of f a c t and conclusions of law shall be served on the del;art='zt by the water court. A c l a i m a t ray contest the d s p r . t r m t 2 s verification ir,fo-mation by signing a notioe of intent t o a E e a r t o be proviled by the water caurt. [Paracjra~h of Stipdation.1 27 (21 "Acreage" neans f.te nmker of irrisated acres.

(4) "Arr.&.~n,&Zl e z ' I me&qp.s C rajX Version: t % e o n t w t s of a sckmitte3 claim as altered or &aged 'ii3e claimat as to my matter ci?ntahd i n the original d a b n er:C@ t h a t no Patter r r q tz ~~W t o inmrlprate a m t e r r i ~ h o r n :? t p d o n L\m~=fr;X& m bve We? y akar&ii& by failllire tO file a d a Z i as p r c v i M L SE-2-235, M a and as allwed ty t watez r h . C)lxt .. bIater Court Vers- the m ~ ~ e -of s & k as claim as a l t e r e d or clELim m d SiS ail .. (5) ">nimlUnit" m e m 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 withdraw a qmntiky of or water f o r a k n e f i c i a l use. .. ( 7 ) "Basin @?en mems t h e resgective nmker/letter mmbiration used t o i?entifiy each of the 85 &sins i n Wntara (e.g. 43QJ) axording to the Atias of Water R e ~ u r m s E"ontwa prepare6 b the Elontara watez resources b a r d . of y (8) "Eene5cia.l Use" means a use of water reEqized as k n e f i c i s l prior tc July 1, 1973 and used for &le 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 l i n t t e d t o agricultural. (including stockdater), drjnestic, f i s h a d wildlife, icdustrial, irri@icn, r?jni.ng, mmLci@l, Fijcr seneration =(? recreational uses- (15) " C l i p i i t c Arean meLn& areas &firired f;y c r -" i f i c c i L ~ , e afid -. r c c pogmcldc c c n d i t i o ~ scontairLng si3iliiz czop mmrnptP~euse &L? as d e l h a t d ; t h e United States l&prbneriiE;?tof AqC;fic~ul"Ce~ l Cofiseriation b ai Serrice. . ..

m d Conservation.

. . , .- (3.9) "EAs+5mjWater Esht" ream a r i & t ko the u s of wzter which would be 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, cr' @-sic& e i i & n e and f eatures relatino t o the ifi&vi&al. elments of a claimedwater right. . .

(21) "Field Office" mems branch c f f i e s established 6y the & p r t r e ? t t o prwi6e water right irfomation a d essistance t o Lie p b l i c or -mislic apncies.

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