Montana § 75-5-315 - Outstanding Resource Waters -- Statement Of Purpose
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§ 75-5-315. Outstanding Resource Waters -- Statement Of Purpose
Outstanding resource waters -- statement of purpose. (1) The legislature, understanding the requirements of applicable federal law and the uniqueness of Montana's water resource, recognizes that certain state waters are of such environmental, ecological, or economic value that the state should, upon a showing of necessity, prohibit, to the greatest extent practicable, changes to the existing water quality of those waters. Outstanding resource waters must be afforded the greatest protection feasible under state law, after thorough examination. (2) The purpose of 75-5-316 and this section is to provide this protection, when necessary, and to provide guidance to the department in establishing rules to accomplish that level of protection.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 75-5-315 ("Outstanding Resource Waters -- Statement Of Purpose") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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