FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Contact:          Anastasia Burton

January 2, 2002                                                                    (406) 444-5357

                                                                                                Dan Bushnell

                                                                                                (406) 444-0465

                                                                                   

 

Water Rights Information Topic of NRIS Presentation

 

(HELENA)---Mike McLane, Julie McNichol, and Jane Horton of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), along with TJ Abbenhaus of the Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS), are scheduled to be the guest speakers at the next NRIS Seminar.  The presentation is set for Friday, January 18 at 3:00 pm in the Conference Room of the Montana State Library at 1515 East 6th Avenue in Helena. 

 

The seminar, entitled, “Where on Earth is my Water Right?” will include an overview and demonstration of Internet-accessible water rights data.  Through the joint efforts of DNRC, NRIS, the Upper Clark Fork Steering Committee, and funding from the EPA’s Regional Geographic Initiatives grant, a 30-year-old goal is being achieved – centralized statewide water use and water right information that is easily accessible via the Internet.

 

Water users, resource managers, and the public are invited to attend and learn more about this impressive new resource management tool.

 

This seminar is free of charge.  For more information, call (406) 444-5357 or (406) 444-0465.  Interested individuals are also encouraged to visit the NRIS  website at http://nris.state.mt.us.

 

The Montana Natural Resource Information System was established in 1985 by the Legislature.  NRIS, a division of the State Library, acts as a clearinghouse for natural resource information.

 

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