Montana Statutes
§ 85-5-106 — Maintenance And Repair Of Ditches Or Systems
Montana·Title 85 WATER USE·Ch. 5 WATER COMMISSIONERS AND WATER MEDIATORS·Part 1 Appointment and Duties
85-5-106 . Maintenance and repair of ditches or systems. Upon written request of the owners of at least 51% of the water rights in any adjudicated ditch or single water system, the judge of the district court may empower the commissioner to maintain and keep in reasonable repair such water ditch or water system at the expense of the owners thereof, and for such purposes the commissioner shall have authority to enter and work upon any ditch, canal, aqueduct, or other source of conveying the waters affected by the decree and the right-of-way thereof and to visit, inspect, and adjust all headgates or other means of distribution of such waters.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 6, Ch. 43, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 7141, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7141, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-1006.
Nearby Sections
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§ 85-5-101
Appointment Of Water Commissioners§ 85-5-102
Appointment Of Chief Commissioner§ 85-5-103
Oath And Bond§ 85-5-104
Term Of Office§ 85-5-105
Power And Duty To Distribute Water§ 85-5-107
Record Of Distribution Of Water§ 85-5-108
Authority And Arrest Power§ 85-5-110
Appointment Of Water Mediators -- Duties§ 85-5-202
Repair Expenses§ 85-5-203
Telephone Expenses§ 85-5-204
Apportionment Of Fees And Expenses