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Water Concerns Follow New Development in Montana

December 8, 2019/

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“We’re right on the tip of the iceberg,” he said. “I don’t think anyone can really see what is going to happen to Montana in the next 20 years.”

Montana’s water rights fractured by new development

As subdivisions spread, it’s becoming harder to manage one of the state’s most valuable resources.

Sprawling subdivision development in Montana is popping up in former agricultural land, pressuring water resources and leading to some legal controversy.


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