Missoulian: Special master rules
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Attorney General’s Office Comments on Latest in Montana-Wyoming Water Case
Montana v. Wyoming
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact was ratified in 1950 and became effective in 1951. The Yellowstone River Compact Commission (YRCC) is a three member commission charged with apportioning the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries. The Compact was entered into by Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming to:
Attorney General’s Office Comments on Latest in Montana-Wyoming Water Case
Montana v. Wyoming
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact was ratified in 1950 and became effective in 1951. The Yellowstone River Compact Commission (YRCC) is a three member commission charged with apportioning the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries. The Compact was entered into by Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming to:
- provide
for an equitable division and apportionment of the waters of the
Yellowstone River and its tributaries.
- encourage
the beneficial development and use of the Basin's waters, recognizing the
great importance of water for irrigation that would arise from future
projects or programs for the regulation, control, and use of water in the
Yellowstone River Basin.
- further
intergovernment cooperation and remove causes of controversy over
distribution and use of water.
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