7-13-4346. Proposed subdivision connection to municipal water or sewer system, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 13. UTILITY SERVICES

Part 43. Municipal Sewage and/or Water Systems

Proposed Subdivision Connection To Municipal Water Or Sewer System

7-13-4346. Proposed subdivision connection to municipal water or sewer system. A municipal water or sewer system shall supply water and sewer services to a subdivision proposed for review under Title 76, chapter 3 or 4, if:

(1) the proposed subdivision requests the connection;

(2) a boundary of the subdivision is within 501 to 1,000 feet of any component of the municipal system; and

(3) the municipal system meets the following requirements, as established in administrative rule by the department of environmental quality:

(a) the system is approved by the department and is in compliance with Title 75, chapter 6, part 1; and

(b) the managing entity of the system certifies that:

(i) the system has adequate capacity to meet the needs of the proposed subdivision;

(ii) the connections are authorized;

(iii) the system is in compliance with applicable department regulations; and

(iv) an appropriate water right exists for the connection.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 328, L. 2025.