36.12.1601    WATER RIGHT PERMIT AND CHANGE - CORRECT AND COMPLETE DETERMINATION

(1) The department shall determine whether an application for a provisional permit or change authorization is correct and complete by reviewing:

(a) information publicly available within its expertise; and

(b) that information which is submitted in the application.

(2) An application deemed correct and complete can advance to the next stage of the application process.

(3) An application deemed correct and complete does not entitle an applicant to a provisional permit or change authorization.

(4) Providing correct and complete information is not the same as proving the statutory criteria. The department can only grant an application if the criteria for issuance of a permit or change application are proven.

(5) A water right permit application will be deemed correct and complete if a permit applicant's information, required to be submitted by ARM 36.12.110 through 36.12.116, 36.12.120, 36.12.121, 36.12.1301, 36.12.1401, 36.12.1701 through 36.12.1707, and 36.12.1802, conforms to the standard of substantial credible information and all the necessary parts of the application form requiring the information, including any required addendums, have been filled in with the required information.

(6) A water right change application will be deemed correct and complete if an applicant's information, required to be submitted by ARM 36.12.110 through 36.12.116, 36.12.121, 36.12.1301, 36.12.1401, 36.12.1801, 36.12.1802, 36.12.1901 through 36.12.1904, and 36.12.2001, conforms to the standard of substantial credible information and all the necessary parts of the application form requiring the information, including any required addendums, have been filled in with the required information.

 

History: 85-2-302, MCA; IMP, 85-2-302, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 3036, Eff. 1/1/05; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 2071, Eff. 10/12/12.