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2023 STILLWATER COUNTY
LOCAL WORK GROUP MEETING

USDA, NRCS and the Stillwater Conservation District request your attendance at the

Stillwater County Local Work Group Meeting

(Lunch will be provided by the Stillwater Conservation District)

Date: June 13th, 2023

Time: Noon - 3:00 PM

Location: Columbus Fire Station

944 E. Pike Ave., Columbus, MT 59019

Please click HERE to RSVP

Welcome to the

Stillwater Conservation District

We're committed to natural resource conservation in Stillwater County, Montana

Next Public Meeting:

June 6th  6pm
*Columbus USDA Building*
*334 9th Street* 
Columbus, Montana

ATTENTION: Permit Applications MUST be submitted to the district by 12PM May 30TH to be included in the agenda for the March Board Meeting

Stillwater County requires 310 permit is as follows:  

                               White Beaver Creek                       Shane Creek                                Spring Creek

                               Berry Creek                                    White Bird Creek                          Mexican Joe Creek      

                               Countryman Creek                         Buck Creek                                   Bad Canyon

                               Huntley Creek                                Beaver Creek                                Little Rocky Creek

                               Keyser Creek                                 Jackstone Creek                           Prairie Creek

                               Stillwater River                               Rosebud Creek                             West Stillwater River

                               Tutt Creek                                      Grove Creek                                 Crazyman Creek

                               Valley Creek                                   Cow Creek                                   Castle Creek

                               Limestone Creek                            Lodgepole  Creek                         Meyers Creek

                               Horseman Creek                            East Rosebud Creek                    West Rosebud Creek

                               Antelope Creek                              Butcher Creek                              Fishtail Creek

                               Ingersall Creek                              Hensley Creek                              Fiddler Creek                                                                                   Yellowstone River                          Trout Creek

 

Stillwater County-  The Stillwater Conservation District (SCD) is encouraging residents and contractors, who live on or near a river or stream to familiarize themselves with the stream-permitting process, including the types of permits they may need before starting a stream project. www.dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/cardd/conservation-districts

The 310 Joint Application can take up to 60 days to complete; landowners planning a project should contact the Stillwater Conservation District well in advance of the planned starting date to get the permitting process started. The applicant is responsible for obtaining al necessary permits and landowner’s permission before beginning work. Contractors doing the work in or adjacent to a river or stream, should have a copy of the 310 permit in hand.

When do you need a 310 permit?

 

 

A 310 permit is REQUIRED any time you are planning ANY projects or repairs that physically alter or modify the bed or banks of the streams. IT IS THE LAW.

 

The purpose of the permit is to minimize soil erosion and sedimentation, protect and preserve streams and rivers. The application process is pretty simple.
You can pick up and application at the Stillwater Conservation District office. Upon completion of the application then it needs to be turned back into the CD office. The board will review the application project, an inspection of the proposed project is sometimes necessary, and decide if a permit is required.

Keep in mind that sometimes additional permits might be required, and it is up to the Applicant / Landowner to make sure that all permits have been secured before beginning the project.


Please contact Stillwater CD Administrator with any questions 406-322-5359 ext. 101 or email sharon.flemetis@mt.nacdnet.net

 

In the case of an Emergency- Stream-modification projects undertaken as an immediate response to flooding requires an Emergency Form 275. Landowners must contact the Conservation District within 15 days of taking the emergency action and submit the completed Emergency Form. This permit is not required before any project activity begins.

To qualify as an emergency action, Montana law states the project must be the result of an “unforeseen event or combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action to safeguard life, including human or animal, or property, including growing crops, without giving time for the deliberate exercise of judgment or discretion …”

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