By CARL DE VRIES
Rock Creek Water Users Association 

Op Ed: Farmers, Ranchers, and Irrigators Urge Opposition to Permanent Water Court Bill

 

April 19, 2023



I have been blessed to be operating alongside the 5th generation of our family ranch in Roberts, Montana. Ranch families like mine understand the importance of neighbors, community, and keeping decision-making at the most local level possible. That’s why we are deeply concerned about an effort by attorneys to jam a bill through the Montana Legislature that would take away local power and hand it to unelected statewide bureaucrats who do not live, work, or recreate in our communities.

Currently, when water disputes or questions arise, Montanans handle those concerns through a well-establis...



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