Notice to Northend Subbasin of the Bitterroot River Basin (76HB)
Bitterroot River Water Users
MOTION TO AMEND STATEMENT OF CLAIM
(Pursuant to Section 85-2-233(6), MCA)
A Motion to Amend Statement of Claim 76H 1196-00 has been filed with the Montana Water Court by Claimant Missoula County RSID #901 which serves municipal water supply to the Lolo community (“Lolo”). The Motion seeks to amend the place of use for claim 76H 1196-00 to its projected service area encompassing the boundaries of its reasonably projected growth. Lolo’s Motion to Amend requests an enlargement of its place of use based on projections of population growth through the year 2070. Lolo does not seek any other modifications to Claim 76H 1196-00. By filing this Motion, Claimant is asserting that this amendment is necessary to accurately reflect the service area Claim 76H 1196-00 is entitled to.
The entirety of Claimant’s Motion may be viewed on the Montana Water Court webpage at: https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/Water/Notices-Info/PublicNotices
OBJECTION DEADLINE
Any response or objection to the Motion to Amend must be filed with the Montana Water Court, P.O. Box 1389, Bozeman, MT 59718, 1-406-586-4364, within 45 days of the date of the last newspaper publication of this notice, by March 1, 2024, in accordance with Section 85-2-233(6), MCA. Please indicate “CASE 76HB-6002-A-2023” on any response, objection, or other correspondence related to this Motion to Amend.
BS 12-27-23, 1-3, 1-10-24.