- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is monitoring air quality in Kalispell and is involved in related monitoring decisions.
- A resort development in Flathead County is currently undergoing environmental checks and regulatory review by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
Lakeside Board Approves Water Rights Lease for Territory 1889 Resort
What happened
The Lakeside Water and Sewer District Board approved a lease agreement granting 80 acre-feet of water rights annually for phases one and two of Territory 1889’s proposed luxury resort. The lease, which is valid for up to seven years, requires Lakeside to charge Discovery Land Company annual installments of $52,160 for the water rights.
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Why it matters
The water rights lease requires final state approval from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The resort development is already undergoing environmental checks and regulatory review by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality in Flathead County.
A resort development in Flathead County is currently undergoing environmental checks and regulatory review by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
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Who's involved
- LakesideThe Lakeside Water and Sewer District Board that approved the water rights lease
- TerritoryTerritory, the private luxury resort receiving the water rights
- Montana Department of Environmental QualityMontana Department of Environmental Quality, which is reviewing the resort development
- Montana Department of Natural Resources and ConservationMontana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, whose final approval is required
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- TerritorySpeculative
Territory might face costs related to securing essential water rights for its project.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.Keep exploring
The entities involved
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Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
state agency of Montana
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Lakeside
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