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Exempt wells undermining water rights and resources

by John E. Tubbs
| December 28, 2022 12:00 AM

It is time to end Montana’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” groundwater development policy.

Broadwater County’s controversial Horse Creek Hills (HCH) major subdivision proposal is a prime example of a developer asserting their “right” to subdivide and develop with no regard to impacts on senior water rights or local water resources...

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