Beneficial Water Use Permits
Securing the Water Rights a Community Depends On
Service: Environmental & Planning
The Challenge
The Pioneer Crossing and Centennial Village Subdivisions in Manhattan, Montana, required a reliable public water supply connected to the town's existing system, as well as the water rights to support it. Establishing those rights required rigorous aquifer testing, monitoring of surrounding wells, and a defensible application to the Montana Department of Natural Resources.
Our Solution
Gaston Engineering & Surveying supervised the construction of a public water well and managed an extensive aquifer testing program, including monitoring of observation wells and nearby existing wells throughout the testing period. We analyzed the resulting data and prepared and submitted the water rights application to the Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the subdivision.
