Category: water rights

  • Useless Thoughts

    Some things that quickly caught my eye.<br />n<br />nWhen did the Doomsday Clock, which was used to show the threat of a nuclear cataclysm, begin to be used to show <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRITAIN_DOOMSDAY_CLOCK?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=INTERNATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">environmental catastrophe</a>? I was not aware of this change, not that I'm in the loop on this one. It seems like an………interesting change.<br />n<br…

  • Who’s He Trying to Fool.

    Gov. Brian Schweitzer is trying to pass the buck yet again but this time I don't think it's going to work.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/05/news/state/38-water-rights.txt">Schweitzer proposes suspending water-rights fee</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> said Wednesday that he wants to repeal the so-called "water tax" and issue refunds to those who have paid it in sums…

  • Water Rights Fee

    I got my bill in the mail for <a href="http://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4378">water rights</a>. I find the statement that a persons bill could be up to $400 dollars a laugh.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Individuals can expect to pay $20 per water right every two years for the next decade. People with multiple water rights will pay up to $400.</blockquote><br />n<br…