Understanding Water Rights Acronyms
| AC.Ft. |
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Acre Feet | MW |
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Mitigation Water | |
| AE |
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Adverse Effect | NASS |
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National Agricultural Statistic Service | |
| AF |
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Acre Feet | NDA |
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Net Depletion Analysis | |
| ARM |
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Administrative Rule Montana | NEPA |
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National Environmental Protection Act | |
| ATR |
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Aquifer Testing Requirements | NRIS |
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Natural Resource Info Service | |
| BCA |
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Basin Closure Area | PBU |
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Proposed Beneficial Use | |
| BCE |
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Basin Closure Exemption | PD |
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Priority Date | |
| BWUP |
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Beneficial Water Use Permit | PD |
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Preliminary Decree | |
| C/C |
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Correct & Complete 85-23-436(8) | PD |
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Preliminary Determination | |
| CF |
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Change Form | PDD |
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Preliminary Determination to Deny | |
| CFS |
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Cubic Feet per Second | PDG |
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Preliminary Determination to Grant | |
| DEQ |
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Dept. of Environmental Quality | POD |
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Point of Diversion | |
| DL |
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Deficiency Letter | POD | = | Period of Diversion | |
| DNRC |
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Dept. of Natural Resource Conservation | POS |
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Place of Storage | |
| DOR |
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Dept. of Revenue (ownership) | POU |
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Point of Use | |
| DPD |
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Draft Preliminary Determination | PWR |
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Paper Water Rights | |
| ELDI |
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Existing Legal Demand Index | RTC |
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Realty Transfer Certificate | |
| FR |
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Flow Rate | RWRCC |
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Reserved Water Right Compact Commission | |
| FWP |
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Fish Wildlife and Parks (Montana) | SCI |
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Substantial Credible Information | |
| GPM |
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Gallons per Minute | SDE |
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Stream Depletion Evaluation | |
| GWA |
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Ground Water Application | SR |
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Summary Report | |
| GWIC |
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Groundwater Investigation Center? | SWR |
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Supplemental Water Rights | |
| HBU |
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Historic Beneficial Use | TCA | = | Temporary Change Addendum | |
| IWR |
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Irrigation Water Requirement | USDA |
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United States Dept of Agriculture | |
| MCA |
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Montana Code Annotated | USGS |
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United States Geological Survey | |
| MIT |
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Mitigation | WQR |
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Water Quality Report | |
| MP |
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Mitigation Plan (w/permit docs) | WWR |
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Wet Water Rights | |
| MUSWC |
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Montana University System Water Center | ZOI | = | Zone of Influence |