Montana Code Annotated
Title 85. Water Use
Chapter 5. Water Commissioners and Water Mediators

Part 1. Appointment and Duties

85-5-101. Appointment of water commissioners - 85-5-101. Appointment of water commissioners. (1) Whenever the rights of...

85-5-102. Appointment of chief commissioner - 85-5-102. Appointment of chief commissioner. When the judge of the...

85-5-103. Oath and bond - 85-5-103. Oath and bond. Each water commissioner appointed by the...

85-5-104. Term of office - 85-5-104. Term of office. A water commissioner holds office for...

85-5-105. Power and duty to distribute water - 85-5-105. Power and duty to distribute water. Upon the issuance...

85-5-106. Maintenance and repair of ditches or systems - 85-5-106. Maintenance and repair of ditches or systems. Upon written...

85-5-107. Record of distribution of water - 85-5-107. Record of distribution of water. (1) Each water commissioner...

85-5-108. Authority and arrest power - 85-5-108. Authority and arrest power. For the purposes of carrying...

85-5-109. Failure to perform duty as contempt of court - 85-5-109. Failure to perform duty as contempt of court. If...

85-5-110. Appointment of water mediators -- duties - 85-5-110. Appointment of water mediators -- duties. (1) Except as...

85-5-111. Water commissioner and mediator education - 85-5-111. Water commissioner and mediator education. (1) The department of...

Part 2. Charges and Expenses

85-5-201. Distribution of water and related expenses - 85-5-201. Distribution of water and related expenses. (1) Each water...

85-5-202. Repair expenses - 85-5-202. Repair expenses. The judge may allow as a charge...

85-5-203. Telephone expenses - 85-5-203. Telephone expenses. The judge may also allow as a...

85-5-204. Apportionment of fees and expenses - 85-5-204. Apportionment of fees and expenses. (1) Upon the filing...

85-5-205. Objections to expenses -- hearing - 85-5-205. Objections to expenses -- hearing. At the expiration of...

85-5-206. Effect of order fixing fees - 85-5-206. Effect of order fixing fees. After the order of...

Part 3. Rights and Duties of Water Users

85-5-301. Complaint by dissatisfied user - 85-5-301. Complaint by dissatisfied user. (1) A person owning or...

85-5-302. Maintenance of headgates and measuring devices - 85-5-302. Maintenance of headgates and measuring devices. All persons using...

Part 4. Water Ditches Under Joint or Corporate Control

85-5-401. Determination of water rights between partners, tenants in common, and corporate stockholders - 85-5-401. Determination of water rights between partners, tenants in common,...

85-5-402. Appointment of commissioner prior to final decree - 85-5-402. Appointment of commissioner prior to final decree. After the...

85-5-403. Division of water - 85-5-403. Division of water. It shall be the duty of...

85-5-404. Authority of commissioner - 85-5-404. Authority of commissioner. Such commissioner shall have authority to...

85-5-405. Compensation and expenses - 85-5-405. Compensation and expenses. The court shall fix the compensation...

85-5-406. Interference with actions of commissioner - 85-5-406. Interference with actions of commissioner. A person opening or...

85-5-407. Appointment of water commissioner after final decree - 85-5-407. Appointment of water commissioner after final decree. When the...

85-5-408. Apportionment of costs - 85-5-408. Apportionment of costs. (1) When a commissioner is appointed...