by Jacob Owens | Sat, September 14th 2024 at 4:00 PM Updated Sat, September 14th 2024 at 11:17 PM LOLO, Mont. — A group of Missoula County residents are suing county commissioners over…
Breuner allows limited operation of system for two large commercial campgrounds BY: DARRELL EHRLICK – JULY 17, 2024 4:54 PM Gallatin County District Court Judge Andrew Breuner had two unenviable choices: Hurt the…
Idaho Department of Water Resources issued May 27 order that could dry up 500,000 acres of Idaho farmland BY: CLARK CORBIN – JUNE 4, 2024 5:10 AM Faced with a water curtailment order…
Montana Supreme Court reverses the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) grant of commercial water right to Montana Artesian Water Company in Creston, MT For seven long years,…
Held v. Montana Decision: Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change effects when it reviews coal mining, natural gas…
Form 602: A Step-by-Step Guide Perhaps the most common and legally mystifying water right, 602 Water Rights are distinct from those discussed in Parts I or II of this series…
Form 600 SW: A Step-by-Step Guide Obtaining any new Montana water right can be a daunting endeavor. Picture this: you've moved to Montana and you've found the perfect property (the…
Form 600 GW: A Step-by-Step Guide If you’ve done your homework on Montana Water Rights, you may already know that to obtain the right to use water in Montana, you’ll…
As Montana attorneys specializing in natural resource and water law, at Ferguson & Coppes we are often asked: "What is Montana water law? How do Montana water rights work?" In…
On September 28, 2022, the Department of Justice formally withdrew its second 9th Circuit Appeal after losing a judgment on the merits issued by the Honorable Donnald Malloy. At issue…
Ferguson & Coppes attorney’s Graham Coppes and Emily Wilmott have submitted the final briefs in what has now become a 5 year long battle to protect senior water rights and lawful agency…
On October 5, 2022 John Ferguson presented to Montana’s water law practitioners concerning the history of and recent changes to DNRC’s interpretation and enforcement of “combined appropriations” from multiple groundwater wells. More specifically,…
The lawsuit, filed in 1st Judicial District Court in Broadwater County, alleges the defendants failed to do their duty to consider impacts and protect water and land resources from unreasonable…
Recently Graham Coppes successfully secured a large settlement on the eve of trial for a client fighting to restore his water delivery systems after a neighbor bulldozed the historic ditches….
