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City Forfeits Unused Water Rights
The city of Deer Lodge, Montana, obtained two water rights in Cottonwood Creek from a private water company in 1934. The city filed claims for municipal use of the water. William and Sharon Applegate filed objections to the claims on the basis that the city had abandoned the claims. In 1989, before the Water Court ruled on the objections, the city sold its interest in the two water rights to Evered and Ramona McQueary and filed a transfer certificate relating to those rights with the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. At a hearing before a Water Master, it was established the city had not used either of the two water rights for any municipal purposes since the late 1940s‐‐a period in excess of 23 years as of July 1, 1973. The Water Master ruled against the city, and the Water Court affirmed.
City Forfeits Unused Water Rights
The city of Deer Lodge, Montana, obtained two water rights in Cottonwood Creek from a private water company in 1934. The city filed claims for municipal use of the water. William and Sharon Applegate filed objections to the claims on the basis that the city had abandoned the claims. In 1989, before the Water Court ruled on the objections, the city sold its interest in the two water rights to Evered and Ramona McQueary and filed a transfer certificate relating to those rights with the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. At a hearing before a Water Master, it was established the city had not used either of the two water rights for any municipal purposes since the late 1940s‐‐a period in excess of 23 years as of July 1, 1973. The Water Master ruled against the city, and the Water Court affirmed.
City Forfeits Unused Water Rights
1993-04-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
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English