Water Court and DNRC brief Water Policy Interim Committee on adjudication progress under 85-2-281, MCA

Jul 30, 2025

DNRC and the Montana Water Court updated the WPIC on ongoing water-rights adjudication activity under 85-2-281, MCA; the briefing included public comment from conservation and agricultural stakeholders and committee questions about administration and enforcement.

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Dr. Anna Pakenham Stevenson, administrator of the Water Resources Division at the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and Hon. Stephen Brown, chief judge of the Montana Water Court, briefed the Water Policy Interim Committee on adjudication progress and procedural matters tied to 85-2-281, MCA.

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