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BOSTWICK PROPERT., INC. v. DEPT. OF NATURAL RES. AND CONSERVATION

No. DA 08-0248.

208 P.3d 868 (2009)

2009 MT 181

351 Mont. 26

BOSTWICK PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioner and Appellee, v. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Anne W. Yates (argued), Brian Bramblett, Candace F. West, Montana, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Brian K. Gallik (argued), Trent M. Gardner, Goetz, Gallik & Baldwin, P.C., Bozeman, Montana, Matthew Williams, Williams & Jent, PLLP, Bozeman, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae PPL Montana, LLC: Holly Jo Franz (argued), Franz & Driscoll, PLLP, Helena, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Robert N. Lane, Rebecca Jakes Dockter, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Helena, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae Montana Trout Unlimited: Stan Bradshaw, Montana Trout Unlimited, Helena, Montana, Laura S. Zeimer, Montana Trout Unlimited, Bozeman, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators: David Weaver, Nash, Zimmer, Weaver & Grigsby, Bozeman, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae Montana Association of Realtors® and Montana Building Industry Association: John E. Bloomquist, Abigail J. St. Lawrence, Doney Crowley Bloomquist Payne Uda, P.C., Helena, Montana.

Justice PATRICIA O. COTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) appeals an order from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court granting a writ of mandamus, or writ of mandate, to Bostwick Properties, Inc. (Bostwick). This writ directed DNRC to issue a water use permit to Bostwick for the construction of a municipal water system for the Lazy J South subdivision, which Bostwick is developing in...

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