Water Policy
The Legislature's water committee completed its interim business, approving legislation for the 2021 session.
The Montana Legislature's water committee will tie up loose ends during its scheduled Oct. 13 meeting, as it finalizes legislation and discusses proposed selenium standards in Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River.
A special water policy working group meets in late September to finalize legislation to tackle problems with the water right ownership update process. The Geocodes Working Group will meet at 9 a.m. Sept. 30.
A discussion of the state's water rights database—and how ownership information is updated within it—will kick off the Montana Legislature's Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) two-day meeting Sept. 14-15.
The Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) seeks public comment on a third piece of legislation, which is related to water right ownership updates.
The Legislative News.