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    • Home
    • About
    • Board and Staff
    • Contact Us
    • STREAM PERMITTING
      • Stream Permitting
      • 310 EMERGENCY
    • Water Reservations
    • Meeting Documents
    • Current Projects
      • Fly Creek
      • ARBOR DAY
    • Additional Resources
    • News/Updates
    • PROJECT PORTFOLIO
      • Lake Elmo Projects
      • Salt Cedar Project
      • Mesonet Weather Station
      • Past Projects Gallery
    • YCD Learning Center
      • Education and Outreach
      • Upcoming Events
      • Yellowstone Watershed
    • 2024 Annual Work Plan
    • West End Reservoir Plan
    • BBWA/RMC Plan & Grants
    • Joint Application

Yellowstone Conservation District

Yellowstone Conservation DistrictYellowstone Conservation DistrictYellowstone Conservation District
  • Home
  • About
  • Board and Staff
  • Contact Us
  • STREAM PERMITTING
    • Stream Permitting
    • 310 EMERGENCY
  • Water Reservations
  • Meeting Documents
  • Current Projects
    • Fly Creek
    • ARBOR DAY
  • Additional Resources
  • News/Updates
  • PROJECT PORTFOLIO
    • Lake Elmo Projects
    • Salt Cedar Project
    • Mesonet Weather Station
    • Past Projects Gallery
  • YCD Learning Center
    • Education and Outreach
    • Upcoming Events
    • Yellowstone Watershed
  • 2024 Annual Work Plan
  • West End Reservoir Plan
  • BBWA/RMC Plan & Grants
  • Joint Application

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS WATER RESERVATIONS

Water Reservations

Conservation districts in Montana are able to reserve water for future beneficial use. Currently, thirty-one conservation districts hold water reservations throughout the Yellowstone, Little Missouri, and Missouri River basins. Each of these districts administers its reservation for use by individuals within the district. Applications for reserved water use in Yellowstone County can be found below. 


NOTE: THERE ARE FEES ASSESSED FOR WATER RESERVATIONS AND WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION


Online application for reserved water use: 

https://dnrc.mt.gov/_docs/conservation/CDBureau/Application-for-Reserved-Water-Use_.pdf


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Yellowstone Annual Rp - 2022.docx (pdf)Download
500 Form - Conservation Districts Reserved Water Use Application.draftdocx (docx)Download
504 Change Transfer form (pdf)Download
Form 505 Ext Appl (docx)Download

Additional Information

MT.GOV

"The Water Reservations held by Conservation Districts continue to be in the public interest for all Montana citizens as originally determined by the Board of natural Resources and Conservation when they were granted. " - Water Policy Committee


https://leg.mt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2015-2016/Water-Policy/Meetings/Sept-2016/Exhibits/Aug29/Exhibit5.pdf


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