Montana § 85-2-508 - Controlled Ground Water Areas -- Permits To Appropriate
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§ 85-2-508. Controlled Ground Water Areas -- Permits To Appropriate
Controlled ground water areas -- permits to appropriate. (1) A person may appropriate ground water in a controlled ground water area by: (a) applying for and receiving a permit from the department in accordance with part 3 of this chapter; or (b) following the requirements of a rule promulgated pursuant to 85-2-506 . (2) The department may not grant a permit if the withdrawal would be beyond the capacity of the aquifer or aquifers in the controlled ground water area to yield ground water within a reasonable or feasible pumping lift, in the case of pumping developments, or within a reasonable or feasible reduction of pressure, in the case of artesian developments.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 85-2-508 ("Controlled Ground Water Areas -- Permits To Appropriate") 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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