The Montana Water Use Act allows water-right holders to lease water for up to 40 days per year, for as many as five years within a 10-year period.

The new water leasing law took effect in October, allowing the ranch to use its own irrigation water while waiting for the ...

CLYDE PARK, Mont. — The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has filed a lawsuit against Crazy Mountain Ranch, claiming the private guest ranch is illegally irrigating its new golf ...

Brett French Lee Newspapers Dec 5, 2025 Dec 5, 2025 After months of controversy that most recently included a request for a court-ordered fine, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In a western state where water wars have long been fought by landowners, an unusual brawl is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Crazy Mountains as viewed from Paradise Valley in Montana (Photo by Jacob W. Frank of the National Park Service | Public ...

LIVINGSTON, Mont. — A major agreement has been reached in a water rights dispute involving Crazy Mountain Ranch and state regulators. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation sued ...

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has asked a District Court judge to declare the Crazy Mountain Ranch in violation of a court-mediated settlement regarding the irrigation ...

Crazy Mountain Ranch an 18,000-acre members-only resort, is disputing an $8,000 fine for purchasing approximately 106,000 gallons of irrigation well water owned and illegally sold by the City of ...