January 12, 2026

Agenda – Minutes – Video

Member Topic: Exempt Groundwater Wells

• Materials Requested at October Meeting
  • Water Use Purpose Volume Allocations
  • Exempt Well Policies in Other States
  • Exempt Wells, Water Planning, & Growth Data – Comprehensive Water Working Group, June 2024

• Litigation Update and Summary
• Review of other 2025 water-related bills – Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)
• Idaho’s Domestic Well Exemption before 2025 – ID Dept. Of Water Resources
• Idaho Water Users Association Presentation
  • Moratorium Areas Map
  • Domestic Exemption Decision Table
  • Domestic Exemption Flow Chart

Agency Monitoring

• Memo: Federal Funding Changes – Legislative Fiscal Division

Water Rights Adjudication Update

• Water Court Report
• Water Court Presentation
• DNRC Presentation

HJ 74 Study: Water Reuse and Storage

• Review of Storage Projects & New Legislative Funding – DNRC
• Ground Water Investigation Program – MBMG
• Fox Hills-Hell Creek Aquifer Update: House Bill 935 – MBMG
• Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) for Montana Presentation – MBMG

Date Center Water Use

• Data Centers in Virginia Report – Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia

Committee Work Session

• Meeting Chart

Public Comment

• • Public Comment Received 1/9/26

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