Bitterroot River Protective Association, Inc. v. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 198 P.3d 219 (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2008)

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(irrigation permits required for withdrawal of water for agricultural purposes from side channel of Bitterroot River, and public access allowed up to high-water mark; court utilized expansive definition of “natural” in reaching decision which  term was not limited to artificial or manufactured).

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