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Welcome to the Association of Gallatin
Agricultural Irrigators (AGAI) website. The mission of the association
is to be the guardian and advocate of the Gallatin River system and its
historically decreed water rights. Meetings are held the last Thursday of every month at The Garden Cafe in Manhattan at 11:00 a.m.
AGAI has established the
following goals:
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AGAI will work to protect
historically decreed water rights.
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AGAI will work to stay
current on local issues regarding development (e.g., ditch easements,
ponds and ground water development)
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AGAI will work to
enhance/improve water conservation, "in stream" flows, and fish
habitat.
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AGAI will work on stewardship
issues, weeds, erosion and water quality.
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AGAI will identify and work
to resolve critical irrigation and canal issues.
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As of Sunday, July 25, Water Commissionor George Alberda cut water use on the West Gallatin River. Only users with 1890 rights and older may continue their use. All ponds with these dates are similarly restricted. For further information call George Alberda at 580-5555; or Jan Bjork, court administrator, 582-2091.
Review AGAI's new dedicated Legislative News
and Issues page here. Read an update about
AGAI's Mapping Project here.
AGAI Fall 2009 Newsletter
Here (PDF).
Join the AGAI
Email List
You may subscribe to
the AGAI email list to stay current with important developments, web
site updates, and news. To join, please click here
Important
Links
The following links
are provided for the benefit of our visitors. If you know of additional
links that you feel would be helpful please contact Dick DeBernardis.
Basic Montana Water Law
Adjudication Status Report and Map
Montana Adjudication Basin Status
Water Policy Interim Comittee
Groundwater Investigation Program
Gauging
Station at Logan
Gauging Station near Gateway
Water Right
Inquiry System
DNRC Water Resources Division
Basic Montana Water Law
Montana State University
Gallatin Water Quality
Gallatin
Conservation District
Montana Water
Court
Montana Water Resources Survey Books & Field notes
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Aerial view of the
irrigated fields south of Manhattan on the Madison Plateau. Courtesy of
Alan English.
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Looking downstream
along the East Gallatin River, Bridger Mountains in background.
Courtesy of the Gallatin Local Water Quality District.
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Aerial photo of
the West Gallatin River, downstream of Four Corners and upstream of
Belgrade. Courtesy of Alan English.
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Aerial photo
looking southwest up the East Gallatin River in Winter, the south end
of the Bridger Mountains in background. Courtesy of Alan English.
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