TITLE 2500 - WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER 2540 - WATER USES AND DEVELOPMENT
2541 - NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM WATER RIGHTS
2541.03 - Policy. Where the reservation principle does not apply, (on acquired lands), it is
Forest Service policy to file applications for water rights for water uses with the appropriate state
office as far in advance of construction for any proposed development as state laws permit (FSM
2541.2).
Forest Service water rights will be acquired in the name of the United States. They will be
obtained by filing applications with the State Engineer or appropriate office in accordance with
state procedure. Water rights will be obtained prior to actual construction for all livestock water
developments and diversions on acquired lands, as well as water developments which are used
for other purposes on acquired Forest Service administered lands, such as campground,
administrative sites, summer homes, and resorts.
Action to obtain water rights for summer homes and resorts should be initiated prior to the
issuance of the special-use permit (FSM 2541.5). In rare cases, as a condition of the special use
permit, it may be advisable to require the permittee to make the necessary surveys and prepare
the map which will accompany the Forest Service application to the appropriate state office.
The maxim under which the water rights system usually operates is, "First in time, first in right."
The date of priority of a right is basic in considering the worth of a right. Thus, a primary
consideration is to obtain or preserve an early priority in the rights which the Forest Service has
or acquires on acquired lands.
2541.21 - Applications for Water Rights. Where the reservation principle does not apply, water
rights will be obtained by the Forests in accordance with state laws.
Procedure, by states in the Region, is as follows:
Idaho. Laws and regulations of appropriation of water in Idaho include underground waters.
1. Methods. There are two methods of appropriating water in Idaho; the so-called
"constitutional method" and the "statutory method". To protect a right under the constitutional
method of appropriating water, the Forest Supervisor should have on file a notarized affidavit
stating the date the water was put to beneficial use.
The steps necessary to complete an appropriated water right by the statutory method in
Idaho are as follows:
a. Locate the spring or other point of diversion by identifying the 40-acre
subdivision in which it is located.
b. Prepare and send to the State Reclamation Engineer, in duplicate, the State of
Idaho form, Application for Permit, and required maps. The application and maps
shall be prepared in accordance with instructions given in state publication
"Regulations and Instructions for Securing Water Rights."
c. The approved application by the State Reclamation Engineer will show the time
within which diversion works must be started and the time in which the water must
be placed to beneficial use. If work cannot be completed and water placed to
beneficial use within the time specified, forward the State of Idaho form, Request
for Extension of Time, to the State Reclamation Engineer.
d. When water has been put to beneficial use, the Forest Supervisor will prepare
and send to the STate Reclamation Engineer, the State of Idaho form, Proof of
Appropriation to Beneficial Use.
2. Hearings and Appeals. The State Engineer holds hearings at various places throughout
the state. At these hearings, the applicants and protestants appear before representatives of the
State Engineer to show cause for or against the applications for water rights or other matters
pertaining thereto. Hearings sometimes involve applications for extensions of time to prove
upon a water filing. The hearing usually will be preceded by advertisement, and the Forest
Service generally will be notified when they are involved. Supervisors or their representatives
will need to be present at these hearings.
Montana. Water may be appropriated from surface waters and ground waters in Montana by two
methods: (1) nonstatutory, and (2) statutory. The Forest Service should use the statutory method
of appropriating water.
Technical advice and assistance from the Regional Office should be requested when needed.
In areas where water is fully appropriated and where the Forest Service has no claim to its use, it
may be necessary to purchase water or otherwise arrange with the holders of established water
rights for its use. This is done under agreement and may require a change in point of diversion
for the portion being used by the Forest Service. When the water right has been acquired by the
United States by purchase of the basic right, the application for change in point of diversion and
use will be filed in the name of the water right owner, rather than in the name of the United
States. This application will not be filed until the agreement for acquisition, lease, or rent has
been executed. In purchasing water right shares in irrigation companies or stock-owned
companies, Supervisors should determine whether these companies require an annual assessment
and, if there is an assessment, the Supervisor should include the cost in his Forest operating plan.
Prior to entering into negotiations to purchase water, Supervisors will refer the case, together
with the facts and their recommendations, to the Regional Forester. The opinion of the General
Counsel will be obtained to determine action to be taken. Information concerning proposed or
probable purchase or lease of water will include the amount available, the cost, the proposed
vendor or lessor, the kind of water right held by the vendor or lessor, and the date of priority of
such right. The kind of right will show whether appropriated or purchased, and whether for flow
or storage.
1. Procedure for the Statutory Method for Appropriation of Water from Unadjudicated
Waters under Title 89, Chapter 8, RCM 1947.
a. Prepare and post a notice at point of diversion sating therein: Quantity of water
claimed; and place of intended use; means of diversion, with size of ditch, flume, or
pipe; date of appropriation; and name of appropriator. Within 20 days of the date
of appropriation the State of Montana form 186-28, Notice of Appropriation,
should be filed with the county clerk and recorder.
b. Commencement of work should begin within 40 days of the date of
appropriation. The completion of the appropriation of the water is dependent on
the water being put to beneficial use.
This should be done with reasonable diligence within a prescribed time limit set by
the Forest Supervisor.
c. There is no administrative procedure set up under the State Engineer, so the
responsbility of placing the water to beneficial use rests on the appropriator.
2.
Procedures for the Statutory Method of Appropriation of Water from Adjudicated Waters
under Title 89, Chapter 8, RCM 1947.
a. The Forest Supervisor shall have a competent engineer make a survey of the
proposed aqueduct, dam, or other project.
b. An aerial photograph with a drawing showing the necessary information and
description will be made up for the project and forwarded to the Regional Office.
c. In the event of conflicts among water users necessitating settlement by
adjudication in state courts of interests of the Forest Service in water, the detailed
report on the circumstances will be referred to the Office of the General Counsel.
In turn, the General Counsel will request the Department of Justice to take such
action in connection therewith as is necessary to protect the interests of the United
States. Such report may be assembled following the outline for trespass reports
with appropriate changes to include all essential information and documentary
material.
3. Procedure for the Statutory Method of Appropriation of Water from Ground Water
Sources by Means of a Well in Accordance with the Underground Water Code Title 89, Chapter
29, RCM 1947.
a. Prepare State of Montana form GW-1, Notice of Appropriation of Ground
Water, and file with the county clerk and recorder.
b. After filing the Notice of Appropriation of Ground Water, actual excavation
must commence within 90 days. Upon completion of the well, the form GW-2,
Notice of Completion of Ground Water Appropriation by Means of Well, should be
completely filled out. File with the county clerk and recorder.
4. Procedure for Appropriation of Water from Ground Water without Well in Accordance
with the Underground Water Code.
a. Prepare and fill out the form GW-1 and file with the county clerk and recorder.
b. Actual excavation or work must commence within 90 days of the filing of the
Notice of Appropriation of Ground Water.
Upon completion of the work, prepare the form GW-3, Notice of Completion of
Ground Water Appropriation without Well, and file with the county clerk and
recorder.
Washington
1. Surface Water. Since June 15, 1917, it has been necessary to make application and
obtain a permit from the Supervisor of Water Resources in order to legally appropriate and use
surface water. (Chapter 90.03, Revised Codes of Washington)
a. If water was appropriated and used before June 15, 1917, and has been used
continuously thereafter, the right has become vested and it is not necessary to
obtain a permit.
b. For appropriation and use of surface water since June 15, 1917, an application
form titled Application for a Permit to Appropriate Public Waters of the State of
Washington must be completed with three copies of section plat showing location
of stream, point of diversion, and place of use. Submit application and maps to the
Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources, Olympia, Washington,
with a $10 examination fee. The Department of Conservation will send a notice to
be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which diversion
and use are to be made. Notice must appear once a week for two consecutive
weeks.
c. A period of 30 days after date of final publication is allowed for filing protests.
After the 30-day period, a representative of the Department of Conservation will
make an examination and if there is no interference with existing rights, a permit
will be granted.
d. There is a $5 minimum fee for filing and recording permit. There is also a filing
fee of $5 at the office of the Supervisor of Water Resources, and a $2 fee at the
office of the county auditor for filing and recording the final water right certificate.
2. Ground Water. In order to appropriate and use ground water in excess of 5,000 gallons
a day after June 7, 1945, it is necessary to obtain a permit from the Supervisor of Water
Resources. (State Ground Water Code, Chapter 263 of the Session Laws of 1945, Chapter 90.44,
Revised Codes of Washington.)
a. If withdrawal will exceed 5,000 gallons a day, complete the form, Application
for a Permit to Appropriate Public Ground Water of the State of Washington, with
one copy of section plat.
b. Submit to the Department of Conservation, division of Water Resources,
Olympia, Washington, with the $10 examination fee.
c. Publication notice, advertising, fees, and protect period are identical to the
procedure listed under surface water.
North Dakota. The North Dakota Constitution provides: "All flowing streams and natural
watercourses shall forever remain the property of the state for mining, irrigantion and
manufacturing purposes." (Sec. 210, North Dakota Constitution.)
The 1939 water code as amended and supplemented (Chapters 61-01, 02, 04, NDCC), among
other things, provides:
All waters within the limits of the state from the following sources of water supply belong
to the public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use and the right to the use of these
waters for such use, shall be acquired pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61-04. These are
namely:
a. Waters on the surface of the earth excluding diffused surface waters but
including surface waters whether flowing in well-defined channels or flowing
through lakes, ponds, or marshes which constitute integral parts of a stream system,
or waters in lakes; and
b. Waters under the surface of the earth whether such waters flow in defined
subterranean channels or are diffused percolating underground waters; and
c. All residual waters resulting from beneficial use, and all waters artificially
drained; and
d. All waters, excluding privately-owned waters, in areas determined by State
Engineer to be noncontributing drainage areas. A noncontributing drainage area is
hereby defined to be any area which does not contribute natural flowing surface
water to a natural stream or watercourse at an average frequency oftener than once
in three years over the latest thirty-year period.
1. Procedures
a. The application must be completed by the applicant (United States) in
prescribed form in duplicate and filed with the State Engineer, State Capitol,
Bismarck, North Dakota, accompanied by the filing fee and transparency and two
prints of the necessary map. If any of these items are omitted, it will delay the
processing of the application. Filing fee is $20.
The State Engineer will review the application and if incorrect, will return for
correction within 30 days. Application must be corrected and refiled with the State
Engineer within 60 days. If the State Engineer determines the application complies
with the provisions of Chapter 61-04 and the rules and regulatioins thereunder, the
State Engineer will instruct the applicant to publish notice in form prescribed once
a week for two consecutive weeks. The Forest must pay costs for publication.
Upon receipt of Proof of Publication, the State Engineer shall determine evidence
presented, from available surveys of the water supply, and the records, whether
there is unappropriated water available and if so, he shall endorse his approval,
which action becomes a conditional water permit allowing applicant to appropriate
water, and shall state the time water shall be applied to beneficial use.
Rejection of an application by the State Engineer shall be final unless within 60
days an appeal is taken to the district court.
b. The Forest will notify the State Engineer when construction is completed. The
engineer shall inspect and if found in satisfactory condition, will issue a perfected
water permit.
c. The State Engineer will issue a perfected water permit after construction and
when water has been put to beneficial use. Any conditional or perfected water
permit to appropriate wate may be assigned only upon approval of the State
Engineer.
The approval of a water right application by the State Engineer does not grant a
water right. Construction of facilities to place water to beneficial use must be
completed and approved by the State Engineer, and water must be used before a
water right is perfected. Sections 61-04-23 to 61-04-26 of the North Dakota
Century Code provide for forfeiture of an established water right because of
nonuse.
2. Stock Water Ponds. If a dam is to be constructed and a storage reservoir utilized, North
Dakota laws require the prior written approval of the State Water Commission before any dam is
constructed in a watercourse in the state that is capable of impounding more than 12.5 acre feet
of water.
3. Well. If water is to be obtained from a well, indicate the proposed depth and size of the
well or actual information if known. If installation of the well has been completed prior to
application, indicate also the depth to the top and bottom of the aquifer from which water is
obtained. If a pumping test has been completed on the well, supply name of party performing
test and the computed capacity of the well as determined by that pump test. In the event more
than one well will be used, furnish this information for each wll on a separate sheet of paper
attached to the application.
South Dakota. Prior appropriation in South Dakota exists subject to the vested rights of the
riparian owners (as defined by statute).
Appropriative rights are subject to every riparian right exercised by application of water to
beneficial use prior to July 1, 1955, at the time of making the appropriation.
The water code provides for the acquirement and determination of water rights. The exclusive
method of initiating an appropriative right, excepting as to appropriations under the Dry Draw
Law, is through application to the Water Resources Commission for a permit to appropriate
water.
When the United States or an authorized agency of the United States intends to divert, store, or
appropriate water for beneficial use from certain streams in South Dakota, they shall notify the
Water Resources Commission of South Dakota of its intentions and such notice shall contain
specific information as indicated in the rules and regulations for use and appropriation of water
in South Dakota. The water so described and unappropriated at the date of such notice may be
withdrawn by the Commission from other appropriations during each period as they are satisfied
that construction is contemplated by the United States, except that before withdrawing such
water from further appropriation the Commission shall instruct the applicant to publish notice
thereof in the form prescribed by the Commission in a newspaper of general circulation. Proof
of publication must be submitted within 60 days. A hearing will be held.
Plans for the proposed work, as soon as prepared, shall be filed by the proper officers of the
United States in the office of the Water Resources Commission for its information. No adverse
claim to the use of the waters required in connection with such plans, initiated subsequent to the
date of such notiuce, shall be recognized except as to such amount of the water described in such
notice as may be formally released in wiring by a duly authorized officer of the United States, or
are not likely to be put to beneficial use by contemplated works as determined by the
Commission. As soon as the Commission shall be satisfied that the construction of such works
is no longer contemplated, it shall cancel the withdrawal of such water from appropriation, and
thereafter the same shall be subject to general appropriation.
When the construction of the works for the utilization of such waters, for which notice has been
given and plans filed as required in this section, has been completed by the United States, such
waters shall be deemed to be appropriated to be used in connection with the works so constructed
by the United States, and a license shall be granted.
2541.7 - United States Participation in State Court Adjudication Suits.
The Department of Justice is responsible for representing claims of the United States when State
water right adjudication suits are instituted which involve Federal lands and water. When the
United States is joined as a defendant or claimant in these suits, the formal legal process papers
are usually served on the Justice Department directly and requests for Forest Service
participation then come through our Office of General Counsel.
In some cases, however, Forest Service units may receive notices or other information directly
from State agencies or courts dealing with adjudications. In these instances it is very important
that the Justice Department, through OGC, be promptly advised and furnished copies of pertinent
material. No action should be taken to respond to adjudication matters without clearance from
OGC.
The calutions expressed in the parent text of FSM 2541.8, paragraphs 3 and 4 ( not numbered),
apply also to adjudications, except when we are directed otherwise by OGC.
The Regional Office Division of Natural Resources should be contacted whenever water rights
and/or adjudication matters arise which may involve Federal claims to use of water.
2542 - MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WATERSHEDS
2542.02 - Objective. The objective of water quality management in Region 1 is to protect, and
where needed, improve the quality of the water resource in a manner consistent with National,
State, and National Forest water quality goals as outlined in Forest Plans. These water quality
goals should be accomplished through Best Management Practices (BMP's) so as to include the
proper execution of management activities, protection of stream side corridors, protection of
riparian ecosystems, wetlands, and streambanks, minimizing impact of periodic natural disasters
such as fire and flooding, insuring against detrimental changes in water yield and timing, and
guarding against direct discharge of pollutants into streams or other bodies of water.
Following are the specific objectives for the water quality management program in Region 1:
1. Clearly demonstrate the intent of the Forest Service to meet Federal and State water
quality standards.
2. Clearly demonstrate the intent of the Forest Service to meet other substantive and
procedural State and local requirements, including "208" Cooperative Agreements with the
States of Montana and Idaho.
3. Recognize that water quality objectives are a function of the onsite and downstream
uses of the water and provide necessary flexibility in identifying aquatic ecosystem and water
quality objectives to account for these differences in uses and differences in resource response.
4. Recognize that water quality objectives must be coordinated between the various
landowners in areas of mixed ownership.
5. Recognize sediment as the major nonpoint pollutant from Forest Service lands and
establish guidelines and procedures for preventing unacceptable resource impacts from
introduced and channel derived sediment.
2542.03 - Policy. In accordance with the "208" Water Quality Management Cooperative
Agreements between the Forest Service, Region 1, and the States of Montana and Idaho (Region
1 Supplement to FSM 2563.1), it is Region 1 policy to:
1. Apply Best Management Practices f(BMP's)--as mutually defined--to all resource
management activities on National Forest lands. "Best Management Practices" are defined as
either standard accepted practices on the procedures or a combination of procedures that are
determined after problem assessment, examination of alternative procedures, and public
participation to be the most participation to be the most effective, practical means of preventing
or reducing the amount of pollution generated by nonpoint sources to a level compatible with
water quality goals. As such, selected prescriptions with the intent to meet water quality goals
can often be considered as BMP's. If the prescription selected foregoes short-term water quality
goals in a caterpillar through the stream to avoid potential slumps), or to meet other resource
objectives the State "208" agencies should be notified prior to implementation as specified in the
"208" agreements. This is to allow the State water quality agency the opportunity to evaluate the
proposed alternative.
2. Incorporate BMP's into all land use and project plans. Land management planning
shall identify, quantify, and integrate specific water quality related management objectives with
other resource objectives, and evaluate alternative management proposals in light of these
objectives.
3. Monitor and evaluate selected management activities to determine how well water
quality and other aquatic resource objectives are being met. Guidelines for water quality
inventories, monitoring activities, planning alternatives, as well as meeting water quality
standards, are presented in the Water Resource Inventory Handbook (FSH 2509.16, chapter 1).
4. Develop and propose modifications of BMP's to the States which are needed to
improve water quality protection measures.
Responsibility
1. Regional Forester. The Regional Forester is responsible for providing overall direction
for conduct and coordination of water quality management activities on National Forest lands.
2. Soil, Air, and Water. The Soil, Air, and Water Staff Group is responsible for:
a. Provide input to Regional Planning, and develop directives for incorporation of water
quality management objectives into Forest Plans (FSM 1920).
b. Coordinate water quality management activities with State and other water quality
management and data collection agencies (FSM 2563.1).
c. Provide leadership, technical guidance, and training in all aspects of water quality
management to Forest and other Regional personnel.
d. Develop, implement, and coordinate a Regional water quality inventory and monitoring
program to insure compliance with applicable water quality standards and other substantive and
procedural requirements of the various States as required by Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended by Clean Water Act of 1977. Maintain and periodically update Regional
Overview (category 4) water quality inventory and plan.
e. Coordinate, where applicable, the negotiation and implementation of Region-wide
cooperative agreements and/or contracts related to the management of water quality or the
collection of water quality inventory or monitoring data.
f. Periodically, at least every 3 years, formally review Forest Water Quality Inventory and
Monitoring Plans for consistency with Regional objectives, policies, and requirements as defined
in this section and other current Regional directions.
g. Maintain a current file and summary of Forest 5-Year Inventory and Monitoring Plans
(and annual updates) and accomplishment reports. Disseminate summaries internally and to
other agencies as appropriate (see also FSM 2563.1).
3. Engineering. The Engineering Staff Group is responsible for planning, construction,
operation, maintenance, and monitoring of potable water, wastewater, and solid waste systems
and for the protection of public health.
In addition, since road construction is the single largest contributor to sediment production, the
planning, location, design, construction, and operation of road systems should minimize damage
to resources. These activities should include:
a. Conduct construction, maintenance, and hauling to minimize erosion.
b. Control the ground water surface level within the cut slope or embankment to aid in the
prevention of mass failures.
c. Minimize surface erosion from road cut slopes, fill-slopes, and travelway.
d. Prevent the degradation of water quality in natural streams and drainages by proper
location, design, construction, and maintenance of road drainage systems and drainage control
structures.
e. Minimize stream channel disturbances and related sediment production during the
installation of stream crossing structures and other streamside structures, such as weirs, check
dams, riprapping, or fish passage structures.
f. Minimize sediment production from borrow pits, gravel sources, and quarries, and
minimize channel disturbance in gravel sources in flood plains.
g. Stabilize stream embankments disturbed by the construction of a water crossing, or a
roadway fill parallel to a streamcourse.
h. Maintain all roads in a manner which provides for water quality protection by
minimizing rutting, side casting, blockage of drainage facilities, and soil failures.
i. Minimize the potential for road surface disturbance during wet weather.
4. Wildlife and Fisheries. The Wildlife and Fisheries Staff Group is responsible for
providing technical skills and guidance for determining the requirements of the aquatic
ecosystem for the purpose of establishing water quality management objectives.
5. Forest Supervisor. The Forest Supervisor is responsible for:
a. Developing, approving, and annually updating a Forest 5-Year Nonpoint Water Quality
Inventory and Monitoring Program. This monitoring program will be consistent with monitoring
needs identified in the Forest plans. Copies of the program and its annual updates shall be
submitted to the Regional Forester upon approval and before March 1 annually.
b. Insuring that all land and resource management plans comply with the requirements of
the Clean Water Act of 1977, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and all substantive and procedural
requirements of Federal, State, and local governmental bodies with respect to the provisions of
public water systems, the disposal of wastewater (FSM 1922.37d), and water quality.
c. Implementing designated water quality control prescriptions (Best Management
Practices) in all resource management activities (FSM 2563.1).
d. Monitoring a representative sample of National Forest management activities.
e. Integrating water quality monitoring program with other management programs.
f. Giving first priority to the analysis and interpretation of existing data before initiating
new data collection activities.
g. Establishing specific objectives for managing the quality of the aquatic resource
through land Management planning (FSM 1920).
h. Analyzing and storing high quality data on the Environmental Protection Agency's
STORET computer system, when appropriate.
i. Insuring that personnel involved in water quality monitoring are properly qualified and
trained in proper analytical techniques.
j. Annually interpreting and reporting water quality monitoring dat for use of the District
Ranger, and as appropriate for the Regional Overview Inventory.
k. Reporting by April 1, information as defined in R-1 Supplement to FSM 2563.11 to the
Regional Office.
2543 - MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WATERSHEDS.
2543.05 - Definitions. The following public water supply definitions apply to individual States
in the Northern Region. Surface water sources on Northern Region National Forest System
lands serving supply systems meeting these definitions shall be considered to be municipal
supply watersheds, or public supply watersheds. These definitions apply on National Forest
System lands to systems with surface water sources.
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM means any public supply system which serves at least ten
service connections used by year-around residents or regularly serves at least twenty-five yearround residents.
NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM means any public system which is not a community
water system. It is a potable water system for less than twenty-five year-round residents and
serving less than ten service connections.
1. MONTANA PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. A system for the provision of
water for human consumption from any community well, water hauler for cisterns, water bottling
plant, water dispenser, or other water supply that serves ten or more families or twenty-five or
more persons daily has at least ten service connections at least 60 days out of the calendar year.
2. IDAHO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A drinking water system which actually serves
or is intended to serve ten or more premises or households, or at least twenty-five individuals
daily at least 60 days out of the year, or any other drinking water system which serves water to
the public and which the Director of the Department of Health and Welfare declares to have
potential health significance. A public water system may be either a community water system or
a noncommunity water system.
3. NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A system for the provision to the
public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least fifteen service
connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals.
4. SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM. A public water system which
serves at least fifteen service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at
least twenty-five year-round residents. Such term includes (1) any collection, treatment, storage,
and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in
connection with such system, and (2) any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under
such control which are used primarily in connection with the system.
2543.1 - Plans for Management of Municipal Supply Watersheds
1. Plans for Management of Municipal Supply Watersheds. Watersheds identified by the
states as public supply watersheds will be recognized in the Forest Plan. Currently designated
watersheds are listed in FSM 2543.4. Public supply watersheds may be recognized as separate
management areas or as inclusions within management areas.
2. Public Supply Watershed Management. Forest Plans will include management goals
and standards which comply with state water quality standards for both community and
noncommunity public supply water use. If more detailed direction is required for management
of public supply watersheds, it will be developed and incorporated into the Forest Plans
following the Forest Plan amendment and revision requirements of 36 CFR 219.10 (f) and (g).
Management standards will include provision for public supply watersheds to be coordinated
with and reviewed by the water users and the appropriate state agency responsible for public
water supply standards. All project plans will be subject to review by that state agency and by
the water users to assure compliance with local and state laws and regulations.
2543.4 - Inventory of Municipal Supply Watersheds
Municipal Supply Watershed as of January 1985
National
Forest
Drainage
Municipality
or Industry
Beaverhead
Rattlelsnake Creek
Dillon
A-1
Bitterroot
Cow Creek
Burnt Fork Bitterroot River
Pinesdale
Stevensville
B-1
B-1
Custer
West Fork Rock Creek
Red Lodge
A-1
Deerlodge
Warm Springs-Flint Creeks
Basin Creek
Yankee Doodle Creek
Tincup Joe Creek
Fred Burr Lakes
South Boulder Creek
Fleecer-South Fork
Divide Creeks
Anaconda, Butte
Butte
Butte
Deerlodge
Philipsburg
Philipsburg
Butte
A-1 (both)
A-Closed
A-Closed
A-Closed
A-Closed
A-1
A-1
Flathead
Upper Haskill Basin
Sand Creek
Cedar Creek
Essex Creek
Hellroaring Creek
Holand Lake Lodge
Swan River
Whitefish
Hungry Horse
Columbia Falls
EssexA
Polson
Holland Lake
Bigfork
A-1
A-1
A-1
-Closed
A-Closed
B-1
A-1
Gallatin
Bozeman Creek
Hyalite Creek
Lyman Creek
Bear Creek
Boulder River
Bozeman
Bozeman
Bozeman
Gardiner
Big Timber
A-Closed
A-1
A-Closed
B-1
B-1
Helena
Ten Mile Creek
Helena, Ft. Harrison
Classification
A-1
McClellan Creek
East Helena
A-1
Kootenai
Flower Creek
O'Brien Creek
Libby
Troy
A-1
B-1
Lewis &
Clark
O'Brien Creek
Willow Creek
Neihart
A-1
White Sulphur Springs A-Closed
National
Forest
Lolo
Drainage
Rattlesnake Creek
Ashley Creek
Flat Creek
Unnamed Creek
Secs. 25, 26, 36
T15N, R23W
McGinty Gulch
Goat Creek
Spring Creek School
Seeley Lake
Municipality
or Industry
Classification
Missoula
Thompson Falls
Superior
Alberton
Rivulet
(Snider)
Thompson River Ranch
Spring Creek
Seeley Lake
A-Closed
A-Closed
B-1
B-1
B-1
B-1
B-1
B-1